Weather Records on 22 October 1996

1,743 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 1996. Highest significance: Cape Naturaliste, AU.

Key Facts for 22 October 1996

On 22 October 1996, 1,743 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
243 were record highs and 907 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 87 monthly and 1,655 daily.
Cape Naturaliste set a monthly record daily precipitation of 72.0 mm (2.8 in) on 22 October 1996.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,743 stations

1,743 station records on 22 October 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bridgton 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lake Grace Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Yelbeni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cowaramup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kleinfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hluhluwe Game Reserve	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hamersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Herold (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tygerfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Duranillin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kwepertuin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Topeka ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St. Lucia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Makakatana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sandhoogte (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Albertinia (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Broomehill East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Surprise Store	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barrydale (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paardekopplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nylsvley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kasilof 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Loskop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Utrecht (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tarwonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,743 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 135, Lowest daily maximum 341, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 566, Heaviest daily rainfall 453, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 81.

Records on 22 October 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	135
Lowest daily maximum	341
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	566
Heaviest daily rainfall	453
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	81

Records on 22 October 1996 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 87, daily 1,655.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,434 broken records

Margins by which the 1,434 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 1996

Top 20 records on 22 October 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 1996	Cape Naturaliste, AU	monthly rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1996	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1996	Bridgton 3 NW, US	all-time rain	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	13 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1996	Lake Grace Comparison, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1996	Yelbeni, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1996	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1996	Lawrence, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	98 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1996	Cowaramup, AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1996	Bulloo Downs, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1996	Kleinfontein, ZA	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1996	Cape St. Francis, ZA	monthly rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1996	Hluhluwe Game Reserve, ZA	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1996	Auburn 5 ESE, US	monthly snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1996	Hamersley, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	84 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1996	Herold (Pol), ZA	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1996	Tygerfontein, ZA	daily rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1996	Duranillin, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1996	Kwepertuin, ZA	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1996	Fairview, ZA	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	74 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1996	Kansas City Dwtn AP, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.9 cm (5.9 in)	44 years	58 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 1,743 records.

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

Records on 10-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1810	3
1826	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	6
1883	1
1884	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	15
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	3
1903	8
1904	17
1905	13
1906	12
1907	14
1908	24
1909	6
1910	9
1911	43
1912	22
1913	59
1914	20
1915	57
1916	226
1917	74
1918	27
1919	62
1920	172
1921	78
1922	50
1923	105
1924	142
1925	265
1926	97
1927	227
1928	133
1929	417
1930	401
1931	272
1932	209
1933	484
1934	599
1935	874
1936	681
1937	348
1938	133
1939	602
1940	498
1941	576
1942	339
1943	208
1944	299
1945	547
1946	282
1947	754
1948	292
1949	481
1950	400
1951	581
1952	602
1953	615
1954	372
1955	457
1956	324
1957	885
1958	345
1959	524
1960	393
1961	523
1962	203
1963	909
1964	294
1965	433
1966	362
1967	316
1968	300
1969	966
1970	714
1971	626
1972	780
1973	569
1974	910
1975	742
1976	1,194
1977	624
1978	678
1979	1,826
1980	547
1981	943
1982	979
1983	712
1984	1,798
1985	797
1986	1,049
1987	944
1988	999
1989	1,353
1990	1,042
1991	718
1992	1,151
1993	654
1994	631
1995	1,399
1996	1,743
1997	1,072
1998	853
1999	721
2000	1,070
2001	774
2002	1,419
2003	2,006
2004	1,371
2005	1,090
2006	1,296
2007	1,060
2008	846
2009	826
2010	723
2011	691
2012	914
2013	845
2014	603
2015	600
2016	652
2017	720
2018	488
2019	589
2020	1,664
2021	412
2022	955
2023	567
2024	911
2025	566

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,355
50 to 100	59
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	3