Weather Records on 20 November 1996

1,566 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1996. Highest significance: Klaarstroom (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 20 November 1996

On 20 November 1996, 1,566 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
821 were record highs and 168 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 71 monthly and 1,492 daily.
Klaarstroom (Pol) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 105.0 mm (4.1 in) on 20 November 1996.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

1,566 stations

1,566 station records on 20 November 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Klaarstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Old Faithful	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Mohall	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Grootdoornrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tierhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	126.6 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tenango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Iacri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.8 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Terceira Alianca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Matjiesrivier (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kykrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woodworth 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quaggasdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bowbells	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huehuetan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zeekoevlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yakima AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Granja Yuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Austin 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brasopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tupa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bastos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.9 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vondelingsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lyngor Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pettibone	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saarbrucken-Sankt Johann	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Creek Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,566 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 485, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 336, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 327, Heaviest daily snowfall 110, Deepest snow cover 140.

Records on 20 November 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	485
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	336
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	327
Heaviest daily snowfall	110
Deepest snow cover	140

Records on 20 November 1996 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 71, daily 1,492.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,282 broken records

Margins by which the 1,282 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1996

Top 20 records on 20 November 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1996	Klaarstroom (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	73 years	79 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1996	Old Faithful, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	73 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1996	Mohall, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	102 years	71 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1996	Grootdoornrivier, ZA	monthly rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	46 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1996	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	99 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1996	Cape St. Francis, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1996	Jonkersberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1996	Rugby, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1996	Tierhoek, ZA	daily rain	126.6 mm (5.0 in)	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1996	Fazenda Rio Preto, BR	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1996	Rugby, US	monthly snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1996	Tenango, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1996	Crosby, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	77 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1996	Iacri, BR	daily rain	120.8 mm (4.8 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1996	Libby 1 NE Rs, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1996	Libby 1 NE Rs, US	monthly snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1996	Terceira Alianca, BR	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1996	Matjiesrivier (Skl), ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1996	Kykrug, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1996	Woodworth 3NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	23 years	48 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 1,566 records.

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

Records on 11-20 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	2
1816	3
1829	4
1835	1
1836	1
1847	1
1851	1
1852	1
1855	1
1858	1
1859	1
1862	1
1865	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	4
1893	2
1894	1
1897	7
1900	11
1901	6
1902	10
1903	10
1904	9
1905	7
1906	22
1907	5
1908	8
1909	26
1910	14
1911	29
1912	15
1913	64
1914	89
1915	12
1916	16
1917	65
1918	14
1919	47
1920	15
1921	73
1922	26
1923	45
1924	84
1925	224
1926	294
1927	105
1928	140
1929	130
1930	600
1931	646
1932	255
1933	702
1934	477
1935	55
1936	286
1937	1,102
1938	167
1939	265
1940	280
1941	438
1942	774
1943	248
1944	347
1945	322
1946	774
1947	413
1948	651
1949	362
1950	877
1951	742
1952	494
1953	850
1954	876
1955	365
1956	598
1957	190
1958	218
1959	270
1960	330
1961	540
1962	700
1963	597
1964	863
1965	285
1966	434
1967	277
1968	479
1969	710
1970	368
1971	651
1972	729
1973	941
1974	655
1975	660
1976	389
1977	1,332
1978	1,413
1979	819
1980	745
1981	1,119
1982	800
1983	1,054
1984	537
1985	2,379
1986	1,142
1987	666
1988	1,218
1989	986
1990	1,010
1991	798
1992	1,416
1993	1,211
1994	1,484
1995	1,237
1996	1,566
1997	461
1998	829
1999	493
2000	1,163
2001	843
2002	900
2003	1,242
2004	738
2005	432
2006	1,034
2007	1,151
2008	1,171
2009	1,184
2010	678
2011	816
2012	657
2013	411
2014	1,018
2015	733
2016	725
2017	451
2018	339
2019	791
2020	578
2021	414
2022	1,283
2023	554
2024	645
2025	660

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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	1,234
100 to 200	41
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1