Weather Records on 11 October 1996

842 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 1996. Highest significance: Nome AP, US.

Key Facts for 11 October 1996

On 11 October 1996, 842 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
509 were record highs and 228 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 814 daily.
Nome AP set a daily record snowfall of 17.0 cm (6.7 in) on 11 October 1996.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

842 stations

842 station records on 11 October 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nome AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lockhart River Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shiptons Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Walkamin Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Leknes I Lofoten	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aparri	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	246.0 mm (9.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Auchincruive	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coen Airport Evap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clonagh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista de Cuellar	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlee	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
South Lyndeboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guanajal	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Slana	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canal V.O.C.	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chicapa de Castro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbatore/Peelamed	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Threave	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Las Cruces	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

842 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 325, Lowest daily maximum 110, Highest daily minimum 184, Lowest daily minimum 118, Heaviest daily rainfall 101, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 11 October 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	325
Lowest daily maximum	110
Highest daily minimum	184
Lowest daily minimum	118
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 11 October 1996 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 814.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

603 broken records

Margins by which the 603 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 131.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 1996

Top 20 records on 11 October 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 1996	Nome AP, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	77 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1996	Galway, IE	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	134 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1996	Lockhart River Airport, AU	monthly rain	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1996	Shiptons Flat, AU	monthly rain	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1996	Walkamin Research Station, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1996	Eugowra Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1996	Eskdalemuir, GB	daily rain	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1996	Leknes I Lofoten, NO	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1996	Aparri, PH	daily rain	246.0 mm (9.7 in)	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1996	Valentia Observatory, IE	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1996	Irvinebank, AU	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1996	Auchincruive, GB	daily rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1996	Coen Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	86 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1996	Silver Plains Station, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1996	Coen Airport Evap, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1996	Trundle (Brookview St), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1996	Paisley, GB	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1996	Tropic, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1996	Clonagh Station, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1996	Buenavista de Cuellar, MX	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	68 years	39 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 842 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	897

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Data for records on 1996-10-11: 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	578
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1