Weather Records on 25 October 1996

1,016 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 October 1996. Highest significance: Logan Utah St UNIV, US.

Key Facts for 25 October 1996

On 25 October 1996, 1,016 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
274 were record highs and 298 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 995 daily.
Logan Utah St UNIV set a daily record precipitation of 38.4 mm (1.5 in) on 25 October 1996.
Across 163 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

1,016 stations

1,016 station records on 25 October 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 October 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Payson	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Galveston	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
City Creek Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinton 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Francisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tremonton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Radio Kvnu	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Payson	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thiokol Propulsion F S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Midwest	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gas Hills 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Weber Basin Pump Plt 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
De Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Midwest	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kasilof 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Villa de Arriaga (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fence Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,016 records

Records set or tied on 25 October 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 141, Lowest daily maximum 156, Highest daily minimum 133, Lowest daily minimum 142, Heaviest daily rainfall 273, Heaviest daily snowfall 104, Deepest snow cover 67.

Records on 25 October 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	141
Lowest daily maximum	156
Highest daily minimum	133
Lowest daily minimum	142
Heaviest daily rainfall	273
Heaviest daily snowfall	104
Deepest snow cover	67

Records on 25 October 1996 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 995.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

833 broken records

Margins by which the 833 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 342.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 October 1996

Top 20 records on 25 October 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 October 1996	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1996	Payson, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	90 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1996	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	51 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1996	Ogden Sugar Factory, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1996	Galveston, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1996	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	71 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1996	Richmond, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1996	Jennings, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1996	Lima, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1996	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1996	Lima, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1996	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1996	Richmond, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	77 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1996	Mtn Dell Dam, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1996	Ogden Pioneer Ph, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1996	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1996	Ogden Pioneer Ph, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	94 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1996	Silver Lake Brighton, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1996	Baton Rouge Metro AP, US	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1996	City Creek Wtp, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	51 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

1800 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1996. 1996 had 1,016 records.

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

Records on 10-25 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1831	1
1834	1
1840	1
1841	1
1845	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	2
1864	1
1866	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	4
1890	11
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	8
1900	3
1901	3
1902	13
1903	4
1904	10
1905	20
1906	18
1907	14
1908	32
1909	19
1910	15
1911	28
1912	18
1913	51
1914	33
1915	50
1916	19
1917	29
1918	36
1919	73
1920	158
1921	47
1922	210
1923	117
1924	122
1925	297
1926	391
1927	358
1928	104
1929	262
1930	260
1931	317
1932	380
1933	433
1934	983
1935	302
1936	205
1937	328
1938	461
1939	934
1940	491
1941	323
1942	383
1943	321
1944	273
1945	437
1946	460
1947	668
1948	169
1949	761
1950	408
1951	493
1952	331
1953	278
1954	687
1955	573
1956	501
1957	907
1958	285
1959	904
1960	439
1961	237
1962	937
1963	1,115
1964	245
1965	529
1966	347
1967	493
1968	376
1969	462
1970	693
1971	996
1972	409
1973	339
1974	470
1975	1,326
1976	832
1977	824
1978	460
1979	720
1980	967
1981	1,200
1982	1,107
1983	484
1984	1,135
1985	595
1986	665
1987	572
1988	594
1989	1,543
1990	554
1991	1,413
1992	1,208
1993	569
1994	610
1995	667
1996	1,016
1997	2,375
1998	903
1999	1,110
2000	1,469
2001	1,338
2002	1,779
2003	1,215
2004	1,107
2005	1,695
2006	1,165
2007	1,289
2008	722
2009	576
2010	1,240
2011	748
2012	1,267
2013	656
2014	945
2015	499
2016	569
2017	737
2018	402
2019	1,000
2020	3,067
2021	1,081
2022	778
2023	1,254
2024	724
2025	505

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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	743
50 to 100	59
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1