Weather Records on 1 October 1996

1,007 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 October 1996. Highest significance: Irtyshsk, KZ.

Key Facts for 1 October 1996

On 1 October 1996, 1,007 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
215 were record highs and 268 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 67 monthly and 937 daily.
Irtyshsk set a monthly record daily precipitation of 34.8 mm (1.4 in) on 1 October 1996.
Across 161 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

1,007 stations

1,007 station records on 1 October 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 October 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Irtyshsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gottingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bad Schwalbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Aschersleben	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Zdvinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Homberg/Ohm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Harzgerode	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Biedenkopf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Seesen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gernrode	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Siegen (Klaranlage)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Deuselbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Friedrichsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	271.0 mm (10.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroolin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lennestadt-Theten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Neukirchen-Hauptschwenda	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Borgentreich-Buhne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dillenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hildesheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wernigerode	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Burgwald-Bottendorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Teddington Waterworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Point (Tubbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lorch/Rhein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mayen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wahlsburg-Lippoldsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blankenrath	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weilburg (Klaranlage)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crowfels Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waldems-Reinborn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Braunschweig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kall-Sistig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Semjachik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrangobilly Caves	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hilgenroth	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Nauheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Raya	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,007 records

Records set or tied on 1 October 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 176, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 521, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 1 October 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	176
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	521
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 1 October 1996 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 67, daily 937.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

842 broken records

Margins by which the 842 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 October 1996

Top 20 records on 1 October 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 October 1996	Irtyshsk, KZ	monthly rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	54 years	72 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1996	Fairymead Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	63 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1996	Trier-Zewen, DE	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1996	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	63 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1996	Brocken, DE	daily rain	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1996	Gottingen, DE	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1996	Bad Schwalbach, DE	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1996	Aschersleben, DE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	94 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1996	Zdvinsk, RU	monthly rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1996	Homberg/Ohm, DE	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1996	Harzgerode, DE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1996	Biedenkopf, DE	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1996	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	102 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1996	Seesen, DE	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1996	Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservo, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1996	Gernrode, DE	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1996	Siegen (Klaranlage), DE	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1996	Deuselbach, DE	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1996	Outtrim, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	105 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1996	Weilerswist-Lommersum, DE	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	55 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

1813 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1996. 1996 had 1,007 records.

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

Records on 10-01 in each year
Year	Records
1813	1
1814	1
1817	1
1819	1
1820	2
1823	1
1828	1
1845	1
1847	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	4
1876	1
1877	3
1879	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	1
1893	9
1894	4
1895	1
1897	7
1898	1
1899	16
1900	2
1901	4
1902	16
1903	9
1904	8
1905	8
1906	11
1907	11
1908	20
1909	14
1910	12
1911	34
1912	37
1913	20
1914	28
1915	65
1916	105
1917	52
1918	20
1919	25
1920	98
1921	129
1922	160
1923	158
1924	86
1925	135
1926	181
1927	754
1928	129
1929	158
1930	106
1931	237
1932	220
1933	519
1934	188
1935	201
1936	388
1937	453
1938	284
1939	283
1940	207
1941	425
1942	290
1943	324
1944	583
1945	677
1946	486
1947	867
1948	271
1949	254
1950	1,019
1951	521
1952	712
1953	656
1954	976
1955	280
1956	260
1957	646
1958	1,050
1959	1,306
1960	143
1961	566
1962	376
1963	598
1964	312
1965	521
1966	646
1967	437
1968	426
1969	454
1970	275
1971	1,449
1972	625
1973	418
1974	1,104
1975	561
1976	854
1977	1,097
1978	492
1979	488
1980	600
1981	785
1982	733
1983	783
1984	1,266
1985	1,621
1986	1,476
1987	648
1988	502
1989	739
1990	612
1991	1,020
1992	1,392
1993	1,042
1994	580
1995	746
1996	1,007
1997	1,080
1998	1,345
1999	1,096
2000	1,006
2001	924
2002	951
2003	1,198
2004	826
2005	902
2006	806
2007	726
2008	573
2009	1,051
2010	1,093
2011	1,324
2012	647
2013	515
2014	397
2015	729
2016	473
2017	472
2018	694
2019	2,439
2020	566
2021	753
2022	609
2023	1,173
2024	751
2025	384
2026	553

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Data for records on 1996-10-01: 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 20	752
20 to 40	72
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	3