Weather Records on 18 November 1996

1,289 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 1996. Highest significance: Butte Bert Mooney AP, US.

Key Facts for 18 November 1996

On 18 November 1996, 1,289 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
385 were record highs and 294 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,243 daily.
Butte Bert Mooney AP set a daily record snowfall of 19.8 cm (7.8 in) on 18 November 1996.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

1,289 stations

1,289 station records on 18 November 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Laketown	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Toketee Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pinega	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dorena	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Grizzly	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Reston	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Willamina	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Combolcha	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alsea Fh (Fall Creek)	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chemult	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Idleyld Park 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ione 18 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Summer Lake 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hildesheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tenango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve (Pineside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Monte Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pelton Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Umzonia (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop Creek Intake 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Orford #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Illahe	United States	Record daily precipitation	224.8 mm (8.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
The Poplars	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tanybryn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maun	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ruch	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,289 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 159, Lowest daily maximum 189, Highest daily minimum 226, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 450, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 107.

Records on 18 November 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	159
Lowest daily maximum	189
Highest daily minimum	226
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	450
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	107

Records on 18 November 1996 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 34, daily 1,243.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,041 broken records

Margins by which the 1,041 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

18 November 1996

Top 20 records on 18 November 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 1996	Butte Bert Mooney AP, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1996	Jennings, US	daily rain	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1996	Laketown, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1996	Toketee Falls, US	all-time rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1996	Pinega, RU	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1996	Dorena, US	all-time rain	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1996	Prospect 2 SW, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1996	Grizzly, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1996	Grangeville, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1996	Kellogg, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	75 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1996	Reston, US	daily rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1996	Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1996	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	33 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1996	Willamina, US	all-time rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1996	Pomeroy, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1996	Combolcha, ET	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1996	Ochoco Rs, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1996	Orleans, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1996	Oberlin Fire Twr, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1996	Alsea Fh (Fall Creek), US	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	38 years	55 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 1,289 records.

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

Records on 11-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1823	1
1827	1
1829	2
1835	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	1
1847	1
1852	1
1856	2
1865	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	5
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1887	3
1888	2
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	2
1893	5
1894	3
1895	2
1896	5
1897	7
1898	2
1899	4
1900	16
1901	4
1902	12
1903	13
1904	19
1905	12
1906	24
1907	15
1908	10
1909	14
1910	7
1911	41
1912	81
1913	57
1914	77
1915	22
1916	30
1917	33
1918	61
1919	71
1920	27
1921	109
1922	36
1923	96
1924	191
1925	254
1926	270
1927	310
1928	319
1929	355
1930	471
1931	325
1932	347
1933	310
1934	574
1935	105
1936	362
1937	432
1938	328
1939	195
1940	241
1941	959
1942	575
1943	490
1944	265
1945	260
1946	707
1947	368
1948	363
1949	462
1950	416
1951	981
1952	479
1953	731
1954	339
1955	709
1956	269
1957	1,055
1958	1,219
1959	1,165
1960	507
1961	714
1962	488
1963	563
1964	986
1965	452
1966	273
1967	419
1968	502
1969	540
1970	296
1971	666
1972	478
1973	582
1974	643
1975	520
1976	605
1977	626
1978	960
1979	449
1980	1,771
1981	789
1982	559
1983	601
1984	612
1985	1,531
1986	1,334
1987	660
1988	416
1989	1,261
1990	534
1991	719
1992	764
1993	880
1994	1,103
1995	1,683
1996	1,289
1997	1,049
1998	1,016
1999	853
2000	1,621
2001	1,116
2002	848
2003	1,227
2004	1,169
2005	773
2006	755
2007	963
2008	1,346
2009	802
2010	668
2011	688
2012	520
2013	683
2014	2,530
2015	1,733
2016	1,157
2017	632
2018	646
2019	793
2020	1,618
2021	268
2022	1,287
2023	536
2024	576
2025	576

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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	966
50 to 100	52
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1