Weather Records on 27 October 1996

1,651 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1996. Highest significance: Forman 5 SSE, US.

Key Facts for 27 October 1996

On 27 October 1996, 1,651 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
505 were record highs and 536 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 80 monthly and 1,570 daily.
Forman 5 SSE set a daily record precipitation of 43.7 mm (1.7 in) on 27 October 1996.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

1,651 stations

1,651 station records on 27 October 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 October 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Red Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pinetop 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Mtn	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pactola Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas Hensley Fld NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Encampment 10 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fence Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Rushmore Nmem	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Indore	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kitt Peak	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Courtenay 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shields	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore 23 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Villa de Arriaga (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leitao da Cunha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Canyon Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cordell	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsteren	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Owl	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kremmling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,651 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 179, Lowest daily maximum 333, Highest daily minimum 326, Lowest daily minimum 203, Heaviest daily rainfall 431, Heaviest daily snowfall 77, Deepest snow cover 102.

Records on 27 October 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	179
Lowest daily maximum	333
Highest daily minimum	326
Lowest daily minimum	203
Heaviest daily rainfall	431
Heaviest daily snowfall	77
Deepest snow cover	102

Records on 27 October 1996 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 80, daily 1,570.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,321 broken records

Margins by which the 1,321 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 1996

Top 20 records on 27 October 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 1996	Forman 5 SSE, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1996	Buskala Rch, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1996	Steele 4N, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1996	Red Rvr, US	monthly snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	90 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1996	Cherokee 4W, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	78 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1996	Nome AP, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	90 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1996	Cimarron 4 SW, US	monthly snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	90 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1996	Pinetop 2E, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1996	Springer, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1996	Elk Mtn, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1996	Elk Mtn, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1996	Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov, RU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1996	Pactola Dam, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1996	Manassa, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	85 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1996	Rochford 2 WNW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	71 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1996	Dallas Hensley Fld NAS, US	monthly rain	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1996	Abbott 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	87 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1996	Valmora, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1996	Hilland 2 NW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1996	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	92 years	53 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

1802 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1996. 1996 had 1,651 records.

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

Records on 10-27 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1831	1
1838	1
1840	1
1841	2
1847	2
1849	2
1856	2
1861	1
1866	4
1869	4
1870	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	5
1888	3
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1898	4
1899	14
1900	9
1901	5
1902	8
1903	23
1904	6
1905	11
1906	11
1907	9
1908	16
1909	13
1910	14
1911	20
1912	42
1913	91
1914	54
1915	65
1916	28
1917	45
1918	77
1919	74
1920	98
1921	37
1922	97
1923	63
1924	104
1925	383
1926	176
1927	521
1928	162
1929	92
1930	158
1931	241
1932	319
1933	313
1934	173
1935	266
1936	725
1937	477
1938	160
1939	836
1940	605
1941	409
1942	629
1943	479
1944	519
1945	674
1946	450
1947	551
1948	160
1949	182
1950	603
1951	269
1952	640
1953	285
1954	493
1955	578
1956	339
1957	1,116
1958	163
1959	376
1960	180
1961	428
1962	704
1963	798
1964	294
1965	284
1966	256
1967	485
1968	436
1969	532
1970	1,071
1971	1,157
1972	694
1973	719
1974	384
1975	424
1976	1,387
1977	608
1978	593
1979	553
1980	1,148
1981	1,076
1982	793
1983	707
1984	1,183
1985	592
1986	531
1987	863
1988	829
1989	1,506
1990	441
1991	1,722
1992	703
1993	667
1994	894
1995	1,238
1996	1,651
1997	2,783
1998	1,696
1999	991
2000	832
2001	1,100
2002	1,040
2003	1,669
2004	1,546
2005	897
2006	1,442
2007	950
2008	650
2009	954
2010	1,676
2011	690
2012	991
2013	706
2014	973
2015	395
2016	761
2017	582
2018	701
2019	1,364
2020	2,886
2021	536
2022	657
2023	1,668
2024	694
2025	524

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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 100	1,263
100 to 200	45
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1