Weather Records on 26 October 1996

1,651 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1996. Highest significance: Red Lodge, US.

Key Facts for 26 October 1996

On 26 October 1996, 1,651 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
346 were record highs and 572 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 86 monthly and 1,564 daily.
Red Lodge set a monthly record snow depth of 91.4 cm (36.0 in) on 26 October 1996.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

1,651 stations

1,651 station records on 26 October 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Dubois	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pryor	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Progresso	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Oak Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lead	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lame Deer	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Glad Valley 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Arivaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
St Francisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tylertown 5ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Winston	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Interior 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodworth 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rockefeller Wl Refuge	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Breien	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saratoga	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hackberry 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Progresso	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,651 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 171, Lowest daily maximum 380, Highest daily minimum 175, Lowest daily minimum 192, Heaviest daily rainfall 463, Heaviest daily snowfall 151, Deepest snow cover 119.

Records on 26 October 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	171
Lowest daily maximum	380
Highest daily minimum	175
Lowest daily minimum	192
Heaviest daily rainfall	463
Heaviest daily snowfall	151
Deepest snow cover	119

Records on 26 October 1996 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 86, daily 1,564.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,355 broken records

Margins by which the 1,355 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1996

Top 20 records on 26 October 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1996	Red Lodge, US	monthly snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	76 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 October 1996	Alpine, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	92 years	76 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1996	Estancia 4N, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	90 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1996	Dubois, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1996	Spearfish, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	86 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1996	Hammond, US	daily rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	124.4 mm (4.9 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1996	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	54 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1996	Tihoreck, RU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1996	Pryor, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1996	Mtn Dell Dam, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	65 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1996	Progresso, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	23 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1996	Mobridge 2NNW, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1996	Oak Ridge, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1996	Lancaster 2 NW, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1996	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	monthly rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1996	Ft Meade, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1996	Lead, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1996	Abbeville, US	daily rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1996	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	daily rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1996	Ennis, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	75 years	59 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

1816 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1996. 1996 had 1,651 records.

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

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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Data for records on 1996-10-26: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 100	1,275
100 to 200	61
200 to 300	15
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1