Weather Records on 13 November 1996

1,076 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 November 1996. Highest significance: UNIV of Hawaii 713, US.

Key Facts for 13 November 1996

On 13 November 1996, 1,076 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
249 were record highs and 442 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,044 daily.
UNIV of Hawaii 713 set a daily record precipitation of 100.1 mm (3.9 in) on 13 November 1996.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

1,076 stations

1,076 station records on 13 November 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 November 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
UNIV of Hawaii 713	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Chardon	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Honolua Fld 49 494	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waipahu 750	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Veneza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.3 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kiuruvesi Korpijoki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waiahole 837	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Martenshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port-Gentil	Gabon	Record daily precipitation	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zomerkomst (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Morelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kapalama 773	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karsamaki Venetpalo	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Merensky (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Udon Thani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leslie (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bennetts Brg	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mayfern	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eklutna Project	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kahului AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54	United States	Record daily precipitation	251.5 mm (9.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mahaulepu 941.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jataizinho Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Luzia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nouasseur	Morocco	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	210.3 mm (8.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charcas (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.8 C (-7.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gijon la Merced	Spain	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chardon	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,076 records

Records set or tied on 13 November 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 160, Lowest daily maximum 274, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 168, Heaviest daily rainfall 283, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 82.

Records on 13 November 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	160
Lowest daily maximum	274
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	168
Heaviest daily rainfall	283
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	82

Records on 13 November 1996 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 29, daily 1,044.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

804 broken records

Margins by which the 804 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 November 1996

Top 20 records on 13 November 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 November 1996	UNIV of Hawaii 713, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1996	Chardon, US	all-time snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1996	Honolua Fld 49 494, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	85 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1996	Waipahu 750, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1996	Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP, US	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1996	Fazenda Veneza, BR	daily rain	94.3 mm (3.7 in)	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1996	Kiuruvesi Korpijoki, FI	monthly rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1996	Waiahole 837, US	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1996	Rest Lake, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1996	Martenshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1996	Bloomingdale, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1996	Port-Gentil, GA	daily rain	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1996	Gorlitz, DE	daily high max	15.3 C (59.5 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1996	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, DE	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1996	Zomerkomst (Bos), ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1996	Graz, AT	daily high max	19.9 C (67.8 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1996	Puerto Morelos, MX	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1996	Kapalama 773, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1996	Karsamaki Venetpalo, FI	monthly rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1996	Merensky (Skl), ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	43 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

1795 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1996. 1996 had 1,076 records.

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

Records on 11-13 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1823	2
1825	1
1826	1
1835	2
1848	1
1852	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	2
1866	4
1869	3
1870	1
1873	4
1874	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	4
1882	2
1883	1
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1893	1
1894	5
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	8
1902	17
1903	6
1904	14
1905	13
1906	29
1907	13
1908	9
1909	33
1910	11
1911	62
1912	30
1913	112
1914	43
1915	26
1916	162
1917	66
1918	10
1919	162
1920	88
1921	100
1922	49
1923	178
1924	188
1925	240
1926	129
1927	93
1928	213
1929	426
1930	346
1931	528
1932	357
1933	252
1934	225
1935	317
1936	292
1937	335
1938	429
1939	266
1940	1,131
1941	321
1942	116
1943	144
1944	759
1945	606
1946	566
1947	241
1948	171
1949	440
1950	321
1951	516
1952	246
1953	465
1954	282
1955	1,493
1956	262
1957	395
1958	644
1959	873
1960	397
1961	540
1962	212
1963	360
1964	618
1965	442
1966	388
1967	467
1968	818
1969	620
1970	433
1971	425
1972	1,035
1973	657
1974	658
1975	763
1976	1,219
1977	570
1978	1,014
1979	500
1980	524
1981	884
1982	1,086
1983	1,057
1984	678
1985	1,636
1986	2,629
1987	722
1988	641
1989	1,107
1990	1,155
1991	984
1992	831
1993	1,582
1994	1,091
1995	1,248
1996	1,076
1997	1,330
1998	1,168
1999	2,053
2000	1,597
2001	818
2002	609
2003	867
2004	804
2005	1,071
2006	897
2007	525
2008	768
2009	1,065
2010	1,631
2011	695
2012	507
2013	718
2014	1,591
2015	623
2016	629
2017	266
2018	1,144
2019	2,622
2020	577
2021	473
2022	1,145
2023	566
2024	364
2025	1,238

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	746
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1