Weather Records on 3 November 1996

1,152 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1996. Highest significance: Steigen, NO.

Key Facts for 3 November 1996

On 3 November 1996, 1,152 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
615 were record highs and 269 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 165 monthly and 986 daily.
Steigen set a daily record precipitation of 38.5 mm (1.5 in) on 3 November 1996.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

1,152 stations

1,152 station records on 3 November 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Itapeva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Manuel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morro Do Chiqueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Do Barreiro Rico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Telpatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Observatorio Do Iag	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yajalon (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Horto Florestal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Itupeva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hurn	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arace (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria da Serra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Zapotes	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Garca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
List/Sylt	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Szczecin	Poland	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uttaradit	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barth	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tak	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Mawgan	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wedgefield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Galia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,152 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 214, Lowest daily maximum 167, Highest daily minimum 401, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 3 November 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	214
Lowest daily maximum	167
Highest daily minimum	401
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 3 November 1996 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 165, daily 986.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

933 broken records

Margins by which the 933 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1996

Top 20 records on 3 November 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1996	Steigen, NO	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1996	Itapeva, BR	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1996	Boras, SE	monthly high min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1996	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1996	Sao Manuel, BR	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1996	Morro Do Chiqueiro, BR	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1996	Halmstad, SE	monthly high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1996	Fazenda Do Barreiro Rico, BR	daily rain	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1996	Telpatlan, MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1996	Ulricehamn, SE	monthly high min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1996	Mayaguez City, PR	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	86 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1996	Lowville, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1996	Observatorio Do Iag, BR	daily rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1996	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1996	Putbus, DE	daily high max	15.1 C (59.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1996	Yajalon (Cfe), MX	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1996	Horto Florestal, BR	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1996	Itupeva, BR	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1996	Vestervig, DK	monthly high min	11.3 C (52.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1996	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high min	11.3 C (52.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	83 years	38 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

1821 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1996. 1996 had 1,152 records.

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

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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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 20	867
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	4