Weather Records on 15 November 1996

1,139 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 November 1996. Highest significance: Geneva, US.

Key Facts for 15 November 1996

On 15 November 1996, 1,139 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
269 were record highs and 441 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,103 daily.
Geneva set a monthly record daily precipitation of 102.9 mm (4.1 in) on 15 November 1996.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

1,139 stations

1,139 station records on 15 November 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 November 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kirup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Fullerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Idomia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hardin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fredonia	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Kulom	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wokalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yoongarillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chardon	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tweeling (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemhof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Adolphskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Van Staadens (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Santo Angelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Verkeerdevlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barbers Point NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nkobongo (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Florida Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buhta Providenja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Groenkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vesta	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Hawaii 713	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.8 C (94.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vondelingsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alicante	Spain	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bredette	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 12 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santana Do Jacare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Estanzuela	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rosemount Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Foxboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,139 records

Records set or tied on 15 November 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 230, Highest daily minimum 165, Lowest daily minimum 211, Heaviest daily rainfall 303, Heaviest daily snowfall 77, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 15 November 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	230
Highest daily minimum	165
Lowest daily minimum	211
Heaviest daily rainfall	303
Heaviest daily snowfall	77
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 15 November 1996 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 33, daily 1,103.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

909 broken records

Margins by which the 909 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 787.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 November 1996

Top 20 records on 15 November 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 November 1996	Geneva, US	monthly rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	70 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
15 November 1996	Kirup, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1996	Fullerton, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	87 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1996	Idomia, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1996	Mc Cool Junction, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1996	Hardin, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1996	Spring Grove, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1996	Fredonia, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1996	Ust-Kulom, RU	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1996	Quinter, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1996	Ness City, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1996	Waianae 798, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1996	Wokalup, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1996	Yoongarillup, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1996	Meeker, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1996	Chardon, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1996	Tweeling (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1996	Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1996	Bloemhof, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1996	New Hampton, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	65 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 1,139 records.

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

Records on 11-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1805	3
1823	1
1824	1
1835	2
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1867	3
1869	1
1876	4
1877	3
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	4
1883	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	4
1890	3
1891	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	3
1896	1
1897	6
1898	1
1899	2
1900	7
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	3
1905	22
1906	11
1907	9
1908	28
1909	22
1910	14
1911	35
1912	42
1913	18
1914	44
1915	33
1916	127
1917	369
1918	46
1919	74
1920	184
1921	56
1922	30
1923	67
1924	57
1925	154
1926	383
1927	469
1928	375
1929	279
1930	635
1931	626
1932	482
1933	714
1934	388
1935	175
1936	304
1937	239
1938	221
1939	374
1940	1,180
1941	569
1942	375
1943	278
1944	220
1945	195
1946	386
1947	637
1948	536
1949	244
1950	649
1951	486
1952	481
1953	855
1954	307
1955	1,850
1956	645
1957	448
1958	893
1959	861
1960	574
1961	679
1962	423
1963	482
1964	893
1965	633
1966	519
1967	607
1968	615
1969	1,184
1970	634
1971	657
1972	603
1973	693
1974	392
1975	478
1976	780
1977	412
1978	906
1979	623
1980	562
1981	591
1982	568
1983	1,083
1984	362
1985	1,299
1986	872
1987	759
1988	830
1989	1,113
1990	868
1991	684
1992	675
1993	1,962
1994	960
1995	1,717
1996	1,139
1997	1,951
1998	735
1999	1,049
2000	1,345
2001	1,560
2002	684
2003	567
2004	858
2005	1,132
2006	1,114
2007	647
2008	789
2009	830
2010	1,270
2011	705
2012	302
2013	403
2014	1,651
2015	672
2016	918
2017	437
2018	1,319
2019	507
2020	872
2021	816
2022	848
2023	504
2024	473
2025	1,236

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Data for records on 1996-11-15: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	893
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1