Weather Records on 6 November 1996

1,720 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 November 1996. Highest significance: Hettinger, US.

Key Facts for 6 November 1996

On 6 November 1996, 1,720 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
516 were record highs and 214 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 1,673 daily.
Hettinger set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 6 November 1996.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

1,720 stations

1,720 station records on 6 November 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 November 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hettinger	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Northampton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bolgart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Brookton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Doodenanning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
The Granites	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Koonadgin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wagenaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cunderdin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Burracoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Carterville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bruce Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Reeder 13 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Meckering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mumby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yallalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nabawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quondong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Breakell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zamboanga	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saaifontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Adams 7 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ogilvie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Quellington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Codg Codgen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
South Caroling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bladgrond	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carter Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pettibone	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kununoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manubie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.3 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wubin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quella Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quairading	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Westgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eklutna Project	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baandee North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,720 records

Records set or tied on 6 November 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 267, Lowest daily maximum 118, Highest daily minimum 249, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 905, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 6 November 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	267
Lowest daily maximum	118
Highest daily minimum	249
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	905
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 6 November 1996 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 47, daily 1,673.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,460 broken records

Margins by which the 1,460 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

6 November 1996

Top 20 records on 6 November 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 November 1996	Hettinger, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	87 years	74 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1996	Northampton, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1996	Foxholm 7 N, US	monthly rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1996	Bolgart, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1996	Brookton, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1996	Moanalua 770, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	79 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1996	Barkly East, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	104 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1996	Doodenanning, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1996	Edmore 4NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1996	The Granites, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1996	Koonadgin, AU	monthly rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1996	Kamferskraal, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	104 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1996	Wagenaarskraal, ZA	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1996	Weatherford, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1996	Cunderdin, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1996	Burracoppin, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1996	Carterville, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1996	Grass Valley, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1996	Bruce Rock, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1996	Reeder 13 N, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 years	56 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 1,720 records.

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

Records on 11-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	1
1812	1
1819	1
1828	2
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1842	3
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1856	2
1858	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	3
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	4
1904	6
1905	15
1906	13
1907	13
1908	21
1909	7
1910	52
1911	27
1912	53
1913	20
1914	36
1915	20
1916	127
1917	30
1918	40
1919	60
1920	53
1921	98
1922	84
1923	119
1924	737
1925	139
1926	123
1927	405
1928	86
1929	89
1930	439
1931	284
1932	307
1933	661
1934	626
1935	527
1936	356
1937	124
1938	1,098
1939	390
1940	201
1941	512
1942	373
1943	238
1944	459
1945	498
1946	682
1947	405
1948	1,219
1949	517
1950	314
1951	1,832
1952	193
1953	1,218
1954	442
1955	311
1956	431
1957	359
1958	227
1959	1,800
1960	388
1961	480
1962	343
1963	493
1964	259
1965	272
1966	548
1967	889
1968	463
1969	756
1970	407
1971	789
1972	387
1973	1,110
1974	355
1975	1,381
1976	653
1977	966
1978	762
1979	581
1980	1,353
1981	673
1982	698
1983	650
1984	536
1985	664
1986	810
1987	806
1988	1,010
1989	1,048
1990	1,240
1991	2,360
1992	1,450
1993	965
1994	1,368
1995	1,464
1996	1,720
1997	849
1998	752
1999	1,367
2000	1,575
2001	879
2002	1,220
2003	2,143
2004	828
2005	1,176
2006	1,397
2007	591
2008	1,266
2009	916
2010	1,349
2011	1,046
2012	894
2013	871
2014	453
2015	1,664
2016	838
2017	1,069
2018	633
2019	561
2020	1,351
2021	456
2022	907
2023	719
2024	1,239
2025	502

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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	1,396
50 to 100	43
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1