Weather Records on 24 November 1976

412 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 November 1976. Highest significance: Rawsonville (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 24 November 1976

On 24 November 1976, 412 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 115 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 405 daily.
Rawsonville (Pol) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 142.5 mm (5.6 in) on 24 November 1976.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

412 stations

412 station records on 24 November 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 November 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Dumure	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nieuwoudville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Briksdal	Norway	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dwars-In-Die-Weg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Doornrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cayo Arenas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bischbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Har Kenaan	Israel	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lyons Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Acaponeta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tussenbeide	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salvatierra	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Konigstuhl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Broadview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kananaskis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Denton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chamberlain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cody	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atoyac (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eberbach/Neckar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eslohe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Conrad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Freiberg	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Galeana (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hagshults_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bely Island	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ventspils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

412 records

Records set or tied on 24 November 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 24 November 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 24 November 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 405.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

318 broken records

Margins by which the 318 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 November 1976

Top 20 records on 24 November 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 November 1976	Rawsonville (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	41 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1976	Dumure, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1976	Springbok, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1976	Highmarket 2W, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1976	Nieuwoudville (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1976	Briksdal, NO	daily snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1976	Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv, ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1976	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1976	Dwars-In-Die-Weg, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1976	Doornrivier, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1976	Cayo Arenas, MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1976	Banff, CA	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	63 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1976	Pekisko, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1976	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1976	Old Forge, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1976	Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1976	Virden, CA	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	85 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1976	Bischbrunn, DE	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1976	Har Kenaan, IL	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1976	Ft Benton, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	67 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1976. 1976 had 412 records.

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

Records on 11-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1812	1
1824	2
1831	1
1836	1
1838	1
1841	1
1846	1
1852	2
1853	1
1856	2
1858	3
1863	1
1865	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	1
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	6
1889	1
1890	6
1892	3
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	12
1903	8
1904	15
1905	17
1906	19
1907	14
1908	53
1909	30
1910	9
1911	47
1912	24
1913	26
1914	64
1915	20
1916	97
1917	110
1918	18
1919	43
1920	21
1921	60
1922	66
1923	164
1924	261
1925	132
1926	107
1927	410
1928	110
1929	226
1930	368
1931	945
1932	186
1933	211
1934	100
1935	221
1936	216
1937	302
1938	778
1939	234
1940	439
1941	166
1942	490
1943	192
1944	418
1945	226
1946	368
1947	745
1948	459
1949	487
1950	1,821
1951	627
1952	762
1953	280
1954	315
1955	621
1956	732
1957	282
1958	650
1959	665
1960	318
1961	660
1962	299
1963	351
1964	330
1965	1,334
1966	840
1967	294
1968	271
1969	284
1970	1,493
1971	836
1972	633
1973	1,513
1974	434
1975	844
1976	412
1977	1,071
1978	703
1979	1,458
1980	1,053
1981	910
1982	1,223
1983	1,370
1984	1,074
1985	2,300
1986	713
1987	781
1988	904
1989	1,005
1990	1,031
1991	928
1992	1,515
1993	2,296
1994	792
1995	956
1996	1,232
1997	489
1998	893
1999	1,202
2000	705
2001	1,808
2002	755
2003	1,166
2004	1,255
2005	1,115
2006	992
2007	1,001
2008	777
2009	889
2010	1,626
2011	1,046
2012	370
2013	1,155
2014	1,016
2015	493
2016	452
2017	1,526
2018	535
2019	323
2020	391
2021	451
2022	378
2023	554
2024	755
2025	453

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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	306
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1