Weather Records on 8 November 1996

1,340 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 1996. Highest significance: Van Wert 1 S, US.

Key Facts for 8 November 1996

On 8 November 1996, 1,340 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
518 were record highs and 217 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 1,283 daily.
Van Wert 1 S set a daily record precipitation of 45.5 mm (1.8 in) on 8 November 1996.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

1,340 stations

1,340 station records on 8 November 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 November 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Broadlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bristol AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jeremiah 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Lyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Indianapolis SE Side	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Philipsburg 8 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marshmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rhodhiss Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yajalon (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Freedom	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Hawaii 713	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Climax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Potomac Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 3.5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tionesta 2 SE Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Inorunie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baxter	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cataloochee	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Transou	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tazewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke-Blacksburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palenque (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Altamirano (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Koror	Palau	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Portland 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grayson 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,340 records

Records set or tied on 8 November 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 262, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 256, Lowest daily minimum 128, Heaviest daily rainfall 577, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 8 November 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	262
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	256
Lowest daily minimum	128
Heaviest daily rainfall	577
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 8 November 1996 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 55, daily 1,283.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,097 broken records

Margins by which the 1,097 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 November 1996

Top 20 records on 8 November 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 1996	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1996	Syracuse Hancock Intl AP, US	monthly rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1996	Broadlands, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1996	Lexington, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	83 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1996	Morgantown Muni AP, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1996	Begumpet Obsy, IN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	95 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1996	Bristol AP, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1996	Jeremiah 1 S, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1996	Lawrenceville 3 SW, US	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1996	Bloomington Indiana UNIV, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1996	Woodstock, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1996	Glen Lyn, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1996	Asheville AP, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1996	Indianapolis SE Side, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1996	Ashland, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1996	Laurel 3 W, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1996	Oswego, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1996	Warren, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	82 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1996	Philipsburg 8 E, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1996	Marshmoor, ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	51 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

1794 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1996. 1996 had 1,340 records.

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

Records on 11-08 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1807	1
1811	1
1812	1
1813	1
1815	1
1818	1
1821	1
1828	1
1835	1
1842	1
1844	1
1845	2
1849	2
1852	1
1856	1
1858	1
1862	1
1864	1
1865	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	2
1875	2
1876	2
1877	2
1878	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	4
1888	3
1890	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	3
1895	12
1898	2
1899	9
1900	2
1901	1
1902	6
1903	4
1904	21
1905	11
1906	13
1907	5
1908	15
1909	11
1910	15
1911	10
1912	34
1913	38
1914	20
1915	32
1916	76
1917	102
1918	27
1919	71
1920	38
1921	162
1922	16
1923	155
1924	629
1925	392
1926	108
1927	324
1928	60
1929	137
1930	340
1931	685
1932	412
1933	467
1934	763
1935	266
1936	579
1937	356
1938	819
1939	208
1940	357
1941	513
1942	238
1943	767
1944	561
1945	1,293
1946	608
1947	475
1948	505
1949	331
1950	653
1951	939
1952	316
1953	483
1954	328
1955	448
1956	278
1957	418
1958	231
1959	456
1960	430
1961	246
1962	265
1963	670
1964	368
1965	346
1966	1,701
1967	747
1968	532
1969	579
1970	570
1971	1,239
1972	571
1973	928
1974	593
1975	1,204
1976	1,058
1977	1,429
1978	839
1979	728
1980	1,440
1981	823
1982	591
1983	1,007
1984	864
1985	718
1986	1,702
1987	548
1988	602
1989	811
1990	1,079
1991	3,151
1992	804
1993	842
1994	789
1995	1,168
1996	1,340
1997	897
1998	1,302
1999	1,786
2000	2,194
2001	789
2002	1,050
2003	1,038
2004	888
2005	1,935
2006	1,403
2007	717
2008	809
2009	755
2010	1,167
2011	1,442
2012	814
2013	631
2014	440
2015	930
2016	1,057
2017	478
2018	552
2019	810
2020	2,160
2021	505
2022	1,464
2023	689
2024	1,184
2025	328

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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	1,076
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1