Weather Records on 5 November 1996

1,380 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1996. Highest significance: Lemmon, US.

Key Facts for 5 November 1996

On 5 November 1996, 1,380 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
549 were record highs and 181 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 1,332 daily.
Lemmon set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 5 November 1996.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

1,380 stations

1,380 station records on 5 November 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lemmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Youyang	China	Record daily precipitation	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Reeder	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Captains Flat (Foxlow St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Paineiras (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lop Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goolma (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zunyi	China	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clarks Siding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lightning Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weilmoringle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrabee (Murrumbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Libode (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Don Muang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Breien	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Kirkbright)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Gingkin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pretty Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gulargambone (Emby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carson	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waialua 847	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baerami Creek (Bronwyn Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Church Buttes Gas Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eklutna Project	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer Job Corps	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belcourt Keya Radio	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Breien	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weilmoringle (Caringle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bannaby (Hillasmount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ilford (Warrangunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arace (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kemoo Camp 8 855	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Horeb (Marathorn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atilio Vivacqua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rylstone (Kelgoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hargraves (the Elders)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Black Springs Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ipanema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Van Staadens (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,380 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 298, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 251, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 559, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 5 November 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	298
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	251
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	559
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 5 November 1996 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 47, daily 1,332.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,192 broken records

Margins by which the 1,192 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1996

Top 20 records on 5 November 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1996	Lemmon, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1996	Youyang, CN	monthly rain	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1996	Reeder, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1996	Captains Flat (Foxlow St), AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1996	Chuuk WSO AP, FM	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1996	Silver Lake Brighton, US	daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1996	Sofala Old Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1996	Usina Paineiras (Dnos), BR	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1996	De Emigratie, ZA	daily rain	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1996	Lop Buri, TH	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1996	Goolma (Brooklyn), AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1996	Gulgong Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1996	Zunyi, CN	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1996	Clarks Siding, ZA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1996	Matanuska Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1996	Lightning Ridge Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1996	Flagstaff (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1996	Weilmoringle, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	86 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1996	Kerrabee (Murrumbo), AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1996	Libode (Bos), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	45 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

1801 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1996. 1996 had 1,380 records.

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

Records on 11-05 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1806	1
1834	1
1835	2
1842	1
1845	1
1848	2
1851	1
1857	1
1858	4
1862	3
1863	1
1867	1
1868	2
1872	1
1873	2
1877	2
1878	3
1880	2
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1889	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1896	6
1897	1
1898	2
1899	11
1900	4
1901	6
1902	3
1903	8
1904	6
1905	9
1906	16
1907	5
1908	17
1909	9
1910	62
1911	21
1912	55
1913	22
1914	29
1915	18
1916	69
1917	36
1918	32
1919	82
1920	72
1921	221
1922	88
1923	230
1924	301
1925	138
1926	122
1927	248
1928	128
1929	86
1930	162
1931	298
1932	316
1933	706
1934	479
1935	1,196
1936	453
1937	186
1938	720
1939	485
1940	239
1941	604
1942	446
1943	224
1944	357
1945	503
1946	615
1947	408
1948	1,330
1949	572
1950	610
1951	1,815
1952	404
1953	599
1954	611
1955	416
1956	820
1957	452
1958	171
1959	1,516
1960	254
1961	660
1962	343
1963	278
1964	317
1965	424
1966	580
1967	755
1968	298
1969	745
1970	639
1971	384
1972	480
1973	1,622
1974	423
1975	1,499
1976	835
1977	902
1978	799
1979	504
1980	1,033
1981	538
1982	991
1983	980
1984	528
1985	1,249
1986	693
1987	895
1988	1,275
1989	596
1990	1,286
1991	3,388
1992	1,316
1993	770
1994	1,864
1995	1,399
1996	1,380
1997	676
1998	792
1999	872
2000	1,108
2001	758
2002	1,303
2003	2,232
2004	909
2005	1,114
2006	1,258
2007	566
2008	1,326
2009	606
2010	1,454
2011	984
2012	812
2013	594
2014	510
2015	1,659
2016	755
2017	972
2018	426
2019	420
2020	1,419
2021	439
2022	1,029
2023	758
2024	1,118
2025	862

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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	1,153
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1