Weather Records on 11 November 1996

1,159 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 November 1996. Highest significance: Huelva, ES.

Key Facts for 11 November 1996

On 11 November 1996, 1,159 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
199 were record highs and 665 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,129 daily.
Huelva set an all-time record daily precipitation of 201.9 mm (7.9 in) on 11 November 1996.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

1,159 stations

1,159 station records on 11 November 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 November 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huelva	Spain	Record daily precipitation	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tanegashima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chardon	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kvale	Norway	Record snow depth	63.0 cm (24.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Molina de Aragon	Spain	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saarbrucken/Ensheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bennetts Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bennetts Brg	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saarbrucken-Sankt Johann	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aburatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashtabula	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chardon	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vitoria de Santo Antao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tehachapi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Miyakonojo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Linesville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Homburg/Saar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coamo 2 SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dorset	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kagoshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,159 records

Records set or tied on 11 November 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 365, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 300, Heaviest daily rainfall 125, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 106.

Records on 11 November 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	365
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	300
Heaviest daily rainfall	125
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	106

Records on 11 November 1996 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 26, daily 1,129.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

823 broken records

Margins by which the 823 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 November 1996

Top 20 records on 11 November 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 November 1996	Huelva, ES	all-time rain	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	5 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1996	Bloomingdale, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	89 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1996	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily rain	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1996	Dijon-Longvic, FR	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1996	Minocqua, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	90 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1996	Chatillon-Sur-Seine, FR	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1996	Tanegashima, JP	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1996	Chardon, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1996	Marquette, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	136 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1996	Kvale, NO	daily snow depth	63.0 cm (24.8 in)	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1996	Molina de Aragon, ES	monthly rain	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1996	Saarbrucken/Ensheim, DE	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1996	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1996	Bennetts Brg, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1996	La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge), MX	monthly low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	70 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1996	Kendrew Estates, ZA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1996	White Hall 1 E, US	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1996	Bloomingdale, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1996	Oregon, US	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1996	Bennetts Brg, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	44 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

1800 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1996. 1996 had 1,159 records.

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

Records on 11-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1811	2
1813	1
1815	1
1835	1
1837	1
1846	1
1848	1
1849	1
1858	2
1864	2
1866	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	13
1896	4
1897	5
1898	5
1899	9
1900	6
1901	11
1902	1
1903	7
1904	13
1905	6
1906	9
1907	10
1908	12
1909	26
1910	31
1911	35
1912	17
1913	49
1914	54
1915	34
1916	72
1917	31
1918	25
1919	144
1920	118
1921	129
1922	25
1923	61
1924	343
1925	87
1926	368
1927	365
1928	88
1929	297
1930	202
1931	365
1932	252
1933	391
1934	216
1935	761
1936	479
1937	256
1938	250
1939	198
1940	873
1941	291
1942	235
1943	260
1944	333
1945	693
1946	811
1947	599
1948	305
1949	932
1950	1,035
1951	248
1952	356
1953	396
1954	543
1955	855
1956	587
1957	404
1958	206
1959	496
1960	404
1961	354
1962	324
1963	369
1964	782
1965	471
1966	769
1967	421
1968	737
1969	554
1970	1,330
1971	677
1972	423
1973	963
1974	540
1975	597
1976	644
1977	843
1978	1,558
1979	892
1980	854
1981	809
1982	1,507
1983	1,027
1984	742
1985	1,803
1986	2,470
1987	1,673
1988	685
1989	1,161
1990	1,012
1991	1,307
1992	1,418
1993	840
1994	734
1995	2,065
1996	1,159
1997	1,456
1998	1,442
1999	1,138
2000	1,623
2001	718
2002	1,553
2003	652
2004	1,069
2005	1,076
2006	1,228
2007	686
2008	950
2009	1,072
2010	1,110
2011	621
2012	1,455
2013	426
2014	828
2015	796
2016	766
2017	690
2018	967
2019	905
2020	1,558
2021	805
2022	1,583
2023	409
2024	487
2025	1,123

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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 100	794
100 to 200	20
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2