Weather Records on 6 December 1996

1,093 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1996. Highest significance: Beardstown, US.

Key Facts for 6 December 1996

On 6 December 1996, 1,093 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
275 were record highs and 162 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,060 daily.
Beardstown set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 6 December 1996.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,093 stations

1,093 station records on 6 December 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 December 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Commodore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nonda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Capela Do Porto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Krilon	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Long Pond Pocono Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Mt 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kareehoek"Kareefontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grantsville 2W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Free Union	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Craigsville 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Big Meadows	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Miracatu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrs Creek 6 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowbells	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Clyde St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pedrinhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Creek Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Tract	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,093 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 126, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 149, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 371, Heaviest daily snowfall 124, Deepest snow cover 161.

Records on 6 December 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	126
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	149
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	371
Heaviest daily snowfall	124
Deepest snow cover	161

Records on 6 December 1996 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 30, daily 1,060.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

873 broken records

Margins by which the 873 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 1996

Top 20 records on 6 December 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1996	Beardstown, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1996	Fortine 1 N, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	81 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1996	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	81 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1996	Commodore, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1996	Beowawe, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	90 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1996	Lemmon, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	69 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1996	Montello 2NE, US	monthly rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	74 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1996	Haenertsburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1996	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1996	Tetonia Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1996	Nonda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1996	Hot Springs, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	86 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1996	Cle Elum, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	94 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1996	Capela Do Porto, BR	daily rain	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1996	Mys Krilon, RU	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1996	American Falls 6 NE, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1996	Long Pond Pocono Lake, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1996	Pleasant Mt 1 W, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1996	Marlinton, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1996	Superior, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	79 years	47 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

1804 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1996. 1996 had 1,093 records.

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

Records on 12-06 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1822	1
1825	1
1827	1
1829	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1848	1
1856	2
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	7
1871	1
1872	1
1875	3
1876	1
1879	5
1880	1
1884	2
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	8
1893	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	5
1902	19
1903	7
1904	13
1905	4
1906	23
1907	10
1908	18
1909	26
1910	35
1911	9
1912	109
1913	14
1914	11
1915	63
1916	25
1917	22
1918	34
1919	30
1920	259
1921	20
1922	150
1923	145
1924	159
1925	189
1926	308
1927	107
1928	98
1929	92
1930	481
1931	178
1932	363
1933	346
1934	185
1935	283
1936	524
1937	958
1938	267
1939	918
1940	264
1941	231
1942	509
1943	378
1944	203
1945	241
1946	657
1947	178
1948	396
1949	137
1950	1,419
1951	1,591
1952	229
1953	533
1954	455
1955	345
1956	1,633
1957	362
1958	640
1959	379
1960	707
1961	197
1962	916
1963	391
1964	597
1965	420
1966	1,013
1967	310
1968	356
1969	810
1970	558
1971	545
1972	2,565
1973	482
1974	549
1975	637
1976	643
1977	1,480
1978	969
1979	809
1980	1,108
1981	937
1982	1,277
1983	1,232
1984	1,245
1985	1,087
1986	695
1987	978
1988	660
1989	798
1990	800
1991	743
1992	1,622
1993	485
1994	1,467
1995	1,456
1996	1,093
1997	953
1998	2,750
1999	1,079
2000	1,230
2001	1,520
2002	1,576
2003	1,303
2004	699
2005	1,233
2006	1,097
2007	1,538
2008	913
2009	866
2010	1,364
2011	1,327
2012	848
2013	2,182
2014	615
2015	768
2016	575
2017	402
2018	469
2019	374
2020	549
2021	676
2022	432
2023	1,271
2024	620
2025	640

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Data for records on 1996-12-06: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 December 1996
Margin	Records
0 to 100	812
100 to 200	43
200 to 300	14
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1