Weather Records on 22 November 1996

1,829 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 November 1996. Highest significance: Delano, US.

Key Facts for 22 November 1996

On 22 November 1996, 1,829 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
766 were record highs and 249 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 1,767 daily.
Delano set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 22 November 1996.
Across 154 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

1,829 stations

1,829 station records on 22 November 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 November 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Delano	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Levan	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
The Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Upper Tract	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sarina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Ni Fc102C	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Skq Dam	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kanab	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kirovohrad	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Canyon Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pettibone	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
La Verkin	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Valkenburg-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Weesp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aalsmeer	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Porterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda da Guarda (Parque)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Itaiquara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morro Do Chiqueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roelofarendsveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uglegorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Poway Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aneth Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Sofia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Balch Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz-Caparao (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Desterro Do Melo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.1 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Juca Casimiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anza	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Visalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Big Meadows	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Congonhas-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,829 records

Records set or tied on 22 November 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 320, Lowest daily maximum 186, Highest daily minimum 446, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 604, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 154.

Records on 22 November 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	320
Lowest daily maximum	186
Highest daily minimum	446
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	604
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	154

Records on 22 November 1996 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 61, daily 1,767.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,543 broken records

Margins by which the 1,543 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 458.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 November 1996

Top 20 records on 22 November 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 November 1996	Delano, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
22 November 1996	Levan, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	94 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 November 1996	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 November 1996	The Valley, AU	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	79 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 November 1996	Upper Tract, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	98 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 November 1996	Superior, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 November 1996	Tustin Irvine Rch, US	monthly rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 November 1996	Sarina Post Office, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	77 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 November 1996	Ft Valley, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1996	Goldbutte 7 N, US	all-time snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	73 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1996	Walnut Ni Fc102C, US	monthly rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1996	Milford, US	monthly rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1996	Oak City, US	monthly rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	90 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1996	Skq Dam, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1996	Enterprise, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	90 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1996	Heber, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1996	Wilton, US	daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	22.3 cm (8.8 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1996	Bright Angel Rs, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1996	Kanab, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1996	Kirovohrad, UA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	26 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

1816 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1996. 1996 had 1,829 records.

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

Records on 11-22 in each year
Year	Records
1816	2
1821	1
1829	1
1831	1
1835	1
1843	1
1845	3
1855	1
1857	1
1858	6
1861	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	4
1878	4
1879	2
1880	6
1882	2
1883	4
1884	1
1888	3
1890	6
1891	2
1893	1
1894	1
1896	3
1897	6
1898	9
1899	1
1900	7
1901	2
1902	5
1903	4
1904	16
1905	8
1906	25
1907	23
1908	30
1909	29
1910	11
1911	29
1912	9
1913	74
1914	28
1915	16
1916	206
1917	331
1918	12
1919	36
1920	30
1921	36
1922	89
1923	68
1924	196
1925	29
1926	292
1927	136
1928	128
1929	759
1930	269
1931	873
1932	221
1933	269
1934	596
1935	120
1936	159
1937	939
1938	167
1939	244
1940	413
1941	356
1942	707
1943	313
1944	178
1945	433
1946	448
1947	616
1948	490
1949	907
1950	641
1951	263
1952	469
1953	548
1954	476
1955	540
1956	423
1957	469
1958	496
1959	414
1960	384
1961	737
1962	462
1963	966
1964	1,087
1965	559
1966	789
1967	448
1968	385
1969	478
1970	717
1971	602
1972	704
1973	556
1974	597
1975	392
1976	390
1977	1,043
1978	896
1979	1,017
1980	699
1981	850
1982	783
1983	1,215
1984	1,196
1985	2,318
1986	459
1987	906
1988	1,272
1989	937
1990	964
1991	1,109
1992	1,513
1993	1,046
1994	827
1995	869
1996	1,829
1997	694
1998	1,497
1999	1,096
2000	1,291
2001	746
2002	1,190
2003	1,329
2004	1,035
2005	667
2006	1,337
2007	955
2008	1,345
2009	1,188
2010	1,341
2011	1,047
2012	962
2013	925
2014	614
2015	848
2016	801
2017	1,334
2018	691
2019	409
2020	414
2021	543
2022	333
2023	576
2024	843
2025	537

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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	1,506
100 to 200	27
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1