Weather Records on 18 September 1996

1,237 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 September 1996. Highest significance: Fleming, US.

Key Facts for 18 September 1996

On 18 September 1996, 1,237 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
512 were record highs and 291 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 78 monthly and 1,156 daily.
Fleming set an all-time record daily precipitation of 107.2 mm (4.2 in) on 18 September 1996.
Across 163 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

1,237 stations

1,237 station records on 18 September 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 September 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fleming	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Faith	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jamaica Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bonny Dam 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ethridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Slide Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Dam 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boxian	China	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kanku	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ralph 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Donald	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nagornyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
South Lyndeboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Windham 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baker	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Lcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Follett	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Potter	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,237 records

Records set or tied on 18 September 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 260, Lowest daily maximum 185, Highest daily minimum 252, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 406, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 18 September 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	260
Lowest daily maximum	185
Highest daily minimum	252
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	406
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 18 September 1996 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 78, daily 1,156.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

958 broken records

Margins by which the 958 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 September 1996

Top 20 records on 18 September 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 September 1996	Fleming, US	all-time rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	71 of 100 (Major)
18 September 1996	Faith, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 September 1996	Lodgepole, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	91 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 September 1996	Jamaica Plain, US	monthly rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 September 1996	Milesville 5 NE, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1996	Bonny Dam 2NE, US	monthly rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1996	Ethridge, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1996	Slide Mtn, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1996	Ouray, US	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1996	Trenton Dam 1N, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1996	Berlin 5 S, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	91 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1996	Merriman, US	monthly rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1996	Ludlow 3 SSE, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1996	Boxian, CN	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1996	Kanku, RU	monthly rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1996	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1996	Medicine Lodge, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1996	Ralph 1 N, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1996	Haverhill, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1996	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	79 years	50 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

1803 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1996. 1996 had 1,237 records.

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

Records on 09-18 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1811	1
1814	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1834	1
1835	1
1837	2
1847	2
1848	1
1849	1
1851	4
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1869	1
1871	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	4
1889	6
1890	1
1891	1
1893	4
1894	2
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	2
1901	10
1902	8
1903	58
1904	6
1905	22
1906	16
1907	4
1908	11
1909	17
1910	5
1911	8
1912	43
1913	44
1914	56
1915	41
1916	58
1917	99
1918	57
1919	48
1920	56
1921	213
1922	45
1923	114
1924	62
1925	269
1926	205
1927	189
1928	114
1929	309
1930	124
1931	429
1932	226
1933	370
1934	188
1935	281
1936	155
1937	422
1938	373
1939	190
1940	402
1941	318
1942	1,001
1943	624
1944	503
1945	732
1946	576
1947	927
1948	427
1949	356
1950	370
1951	320
1952	340
1953	245
1954	446
1955	672
1956	587
1957	429
1958	491
1959	829
1960	351
1961	478
1962	360
1963	453
1964	282
1965	1,172
1966	498
1967	357
1968	763
1969	424
1970	377
1971	1,245
1972	691
1973	593
1974	559
1975	976
1976	615
1977	619
1978	1,162
1979	709
1980	652
1981	1,671
1982	603
1983	936
1984	951
1985	636
1986	730
1987	1,244
1988	997
1989	778
1990	904
1991	1,377
1992	821
1993	747
1994	852
1995	935
1996	1,237
1997	935
1998	1,038
1999	583
2000	1,146
2001	993
2002	828
2003	815
2004	1,027
2005	781
2006	1,309
2007	670
2008	697
2009	692
2010	1,040
2011	1,050
2012	922
2013	666
2014	682
2015	934
2016	893
2017	518
2018	1,200
2019	768
2020	682
2021	582
2022	613
2023	639
2024	687
2025	471
2026	864

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Data for records on 1996-09-18: 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 50	939
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1