Weather Records on 23 October 1996

1,396 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1996. Highest significance: Leavenworth, US.

Key Facts for 23 October 1996

On 23 October 1996, 1,396 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
260 were record highs and 666 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 116 monthly and 1,279 daily.
Leavenworth set a monthly record daily snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 23 October 1996.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,396 stations

1,396 station records on 23 October 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Chornomorske	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Oskaloosa 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Council Grove Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Holton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hoyt 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Alta Vista	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lecompton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Stilwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
White City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfax	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cowaramup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsrus (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fostoria 7 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
La Cygne 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rossville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burdick (Diamond Springs)	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Overbrook 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pietersburg Muni	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waterkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Besonderheid"Byzonderhd."	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Troy 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Margaret River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barneston	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Encarnacion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Osawatomie	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alchichica	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,396 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 147, Lowest daily maximum 240, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 426, Heaviest daily rainfall 331, Heaviest daily snowfall 73, Deepest snow cover 66.

Records on 23 October 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	147
Lowest daily maximum	240
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	426
Heaviest daily rainfall	331
Heaviest daily snowfall	73
Deepest snow cover	66

Records on 23 October 1996 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 116, daily 1,279.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,137 broken records

Margins by which the 1,137 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 267.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1996

Top 20 records on 23 October 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1996	Leavenworth, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	83 years	77 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1996	Neosho Rapids, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	84 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1996	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	70 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1996	Chornomorske, UA	monthly rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1996	Oskaloosa 4 NE, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1996	Winburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1996	Council Grove Lake, US	monthly snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1996	Holton, US	monthly snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	78 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1996	Hoyt 2SE, US	monthly snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1996	Olathe 3E, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	97 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1996	Alta Vista, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1996	Lecompton, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1996	Stilwell, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1996	Mt Pleasant, US	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1996	Leavenworth, US	monthly snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	82 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1996	White City, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1996	Fairfax, US	monthly snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1996	Table Rock 4N, US	monthly snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1996	Cowaramup, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1996	Steynsrus (Mun), ZA	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1795 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1996. 1996 had 1,396 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1843	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1859	2
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	1
1880	7
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	5
1908	19
1909	12
1910	6
1911	40
1912	50
1913	38
1914	9
1915	167
1916	290
1917	62
1918	12
1919	42
1920	262
1921	58
1922	38
1923	165
1924	160
1925	191
1926	131
1927	266
1928	120
1929	352
1930	310
1931	353
1932	310
1933	241
1934	333
1935	519
1936	490
1937	816
1938	403
1939	717
1940	304
1941	499
1942	306
1943	446
1944	283
1945	533
1946	258
1947	631
1948	251
1949	432
1950	507
1951	626
1952	432
1953	373
1954	317
1955	266
1956	587
1957	1,266
1958	255
1959	682
1960	341
1961	329
1962	141
1963	1,297
1964	264
1965	330
1966	625
1967	297
1968	175
1969	1,200
1970	617
1971	705
1972	601
1973	712
1974	653
1975	1,028
1976	879
1977	578
1978	570
1979	1,094
1980	584
1981	1,502
1982	1,071
1983	853
1984	1,261
1985	846
1986	968
1987	694
1988	619
1989	1,363
1990	954
1991	1,232
1992	1,176
1993	670
1994	558
1995	1,471
1996	1,396
1997	1,172
1998	1,221
1999	1,011
2000	1,275
2001	1,091
2002	1,868
2003	1,952
2004	1,224
2005	679
2006	1,976
2007	1,673
2008	993
2009	838
2010	683
2011	701
2012	1,017
2013	754
2014	755
2015	760
2016	460
2017	603
2018	322
2019	459
2020	1,777
2021	298
2022	1,342
2023	544
2024	674
2025	343

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,048
50 to 100	48
100 to 150	25
150 to 200	13
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1