Weather Records on 17 September 1996

1,342 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 September 1996. Highest significance: Cambridge City 3 N, US.

Key Facts for 17 September 1996

On 17 September 1996, 1,342 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
428 were record highs and 389 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 65 monthly and 1,276 daily.
Cambridge City 3 N set a daily record precipitation of 65.3 mm (2.6 in) on 17 September 1996.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

1,342 stations

1,342 station records on 17 September 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 September 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Morgantown L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Guadalcazar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Honaunau 27	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Heart Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Glasgow 14 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
New Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Glad Valley 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Charcas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zhengzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Highwood 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lushi	China	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vondelingsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Knightstown 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cohagen	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Del Bonita	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Potosi (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Arthur	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tremonton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Funnystone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Tres Saltos (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ethridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morse	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mizpah 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baependi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,342 records

Records set or tied on 17 September 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 163, Lowest daily maximum 276, Highest daily minimum 265, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 508, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 17 September 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	163
Lowest daily maximum	276
Highest daily minimum	265
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	508
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 17 September 1996 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 65, daily 1,276.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,032 broken records

Margins by which the 1,032 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 September 1996

Top 20 records on 17 September 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 September 1996	Cambridge City 3 N, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	78 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 September 1996	Morgantown L&D, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 September 1996	Guadalcazar, MX	all-time rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	2 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 September 1996	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 September 1996	Honaunau 27, US	monthly rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	22 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 September 1996	Heart Mtn, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 September 1996	Glasgow 14 NW, US	monthly rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1996	Alta, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	91 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1996	New Carlisle, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1996	Everett, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	91 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1996	Glad Valley 2 W, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1996	Fairmont, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1996	Erie Intl AP, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1996	Charcas (Smn), MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1996	Cloudskraal, ZA	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1996	Rowlesburg 1, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1996	Zhengzhou, CN	daily rain	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1996	Highwood 7 NE, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1996	Alta, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	91 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1996	Lushi, CN	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	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

1796 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1996. 1996 had 1,342 records.

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

Records on 09-17 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1797	1
1805	1
1833	1
1834	1
1837	2
1845	1
1847	3
1848	1
1850	1
1851	2
1853	2
1854	2
1859	1
1862	1
1867	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	1
1881	1
1882	2
1884	3
1885	3
1886	6
1888	2
1889	8
1891	1
1893	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	9
1897	4
1898	7
1899	1
1900	4
1901	5
1902	5
1903	28
1904	2
1905	17
1906	10
1907	15
1908	13
1909	7
1910	38
1911	15
1912	17
1913	28
1914	38
1915	48
1916	40
1917	255
1918	41
1919	21
1920	40
1921	66
1922	47
1923	159
1924	80
1925	338
1926	154
1927	420
1928	78
1929	168
1930	147
1931	564
1932	425
1933	415
1934	246
1935	321
1936	219
1937	463
1938	363
1939	294
1940	326
1941	328
1942	581
1943	513
1944	403
1945	614
1946	620
1947	680
1948	630
1949	292
1950	412
1951	359
1952	263
1953	344
1954	449
1955	649
1956	437
1957	405
1958	806
1959	1,210
1960	385
1961	657
1962	432
1963	297
1964	559
1965	1,394
1966	523
1967	331
1968	691
1969	352
1970	412
1971	898
1972	556
1973	638
1974	491
1975	478
1976	636
1977	641
1978	764
1979	804
1980	794
1981	1,155
1982	606
1983	862
1984	1,006
1985	448
1986	1,314
1987	926
1988	982
1989	863
1990	650
1991	1,407
1992	686
1993	950
1994	986
1995	1,145
1996	1,342
1997	1,057
1998	1,137
1999	1,102
2000	1,318
2001	895
2002	1,025
2003	586
2004	872
2005	1,042
2006	1,344
2007	752
2008	886
2009	871
2010	907
2011	1,116
2012	597
2013	1,253
2014	571
2015	953
2016	707
2017	455
2018	899
2019	774
2020	651
2021	345
2022	313
2023	646
2024	954
2025	634
2026	968

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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	1,017
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1