Weather Records on 16 September 1996

1,403 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1996. Highest significance: Mc Minnville, US.

Key Facts for 16 September 1996

On 16 September 1996, 1,403 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
442 were record highs and 386 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,358 daily.
Mc Minnville set a monthly record daily precipitation of 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 16 September 1996.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 408 records.

Record Map

1,403 stations

1,403 station records on 16 September 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Collie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Guildford Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Centerville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rex 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belleview 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pope AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Perryville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gus'-Hrustal'nyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Suhokumsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa de Lima (Camboata)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El-Ton	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mannington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Propria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Troutdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morse	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Muni AP Lunken Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Indianapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maksatiha	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,403 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 197, Lowest daily maximum 261, Highest daily minimum 245, Lowest daily minimum 125, Heaviest daily rainfall 566, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 16 September 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	197
Lowest daily maximum	261
Highest daily minimum	245
Lowest daily minimum	125
Heaviest daily rainfall	566
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 16 September 1996 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 45, daily 1,358.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,085 broken records

Margins by which the 1,085 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1996

Top 20 records on 16 September 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1996	Mc Minnville, US	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	101 years	77 of 100 (Major)
16 September 1996	Collie, AU	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	78 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 September 1996	Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	106 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 September 1996	Guildford Junction, AU	monthly rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 September 1996	Boonville 1S, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 September 1996	Velikie Luki, RU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 September 1996	Centerville 5 NE, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1996	Mt Vernon, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	85 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1996	Houston, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1996	Williamsville, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1996	Rex 1 S, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1996	Telchaquillo, MX	daily high min	32.8 C (91.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1996	Vevay, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	101 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1996	Dardanelle, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1996	Chester, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	91 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1996	Morgantown Muni AP, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	120 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1996	Belleview 2 E, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1996	Bosque del Apache, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	98 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1996	Pope AFB, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1996	Perryville Wtp, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	1 year	49 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

1793 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1996. 1996 had 1,403 records.

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

Records on 09-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1807	1
1809	1
1823	2
1828	1
1829	1
1833	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	2
1857	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1877	4
1879	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	9
1890	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	2
1898	6
1899	4
1900	5
1901	7
1902	3
1903	18
1904	5
1905	9
1906	12
1907	14
1908	15
1909	18
1910	26
1911	18
1912	58
1913	43
1914	35
1915	50
1916	60
1917	180
1918	125
1919	26
1920	164
1921	62
1922	147
1923	151
1924	77
1925	212
1926	116
1927	382
1928	62
1929	121
1930	235
1931	568
1932	533
1933	321
1934	519
1935	303
1936	442
1937	536
1938	296
1939	666
1940	188
1941	319
1942	504
1943	270
1944	284
1945	390
1946	610
1947	763
1948	541
1949	486
1950	506
1951	290
1952	378
1953	317
1954	554
1955	490
1956	605
1957	500
1958	538
1959	983
1960	235
1961	833
1962	479
1963	491
1964	859
1965	1,159
1966	838
1967	427
1968	496
1969	360
1970	627
1971	617
1972	451
1973	608
1974	385
1975	836
1976	878
1977	577
1978	421
1979	1,025
1980	568
1981	765
1982	863
1983	814
1984	898
1985	539
1986	862
1987	783
1988	786
1989	854
1990	593
1991	1,367
1992	1,073
1993	1,542
1994	1,008
1995	976
1996	1,403
1997	1,028
1998	1,466
1999	879
2000	1,315
2001	819
2002	1,117
2003	627
2004	746
2005	1,112
2006	1,274
2007	895
2008	1,000
2009	754
2010	880
2011	1,265
2012	572
2013	673
2014	490
2015	926
2016	767
2017	583
2018	921
2019	742
2020	674
2021	454
2022	521
2023	568
2024	885
2025	578
2026	920

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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 20	966
20 to 40	95
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2