Weather Records on 23 November 1996

1,284 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 1996. Highest significance: Moorland (Denro-An), AU.

Key Facts for 23 November 1996

On 23 November 1996, 1,284 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
363 were record highs and 203 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 1,228 daily.
Moorland (Denro-An) set a daily record precipitation of 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 23 November 1996.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

1,284 stations

1,284 station records on 23 November 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vau da Lagoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Medio Monte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Kirkbright)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wagner	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Center 4SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Extremo	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dalbeg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carlyle 13 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.5 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ryegate 18 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,284 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 177, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 186, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 378, Heaviest daily snowfall 146, Deepest snow cover 194.

Records on 23 November 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	177
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	186
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	378
Heaviest daily snowfall	146
Deepest snow cover	194

Records on 23 November 1996 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 53, daily 1,228.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,054 broken records

Margins by which the 1,054 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

23 November 1996

Top 20 records on 23 November 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1996	Moorland (Denro-An), AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1996	Seal Rocks Camping Reserve, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	96 years	75 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1996	Oconto 4 W, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1996	Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P., AU	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	85 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1996	Superior, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1996	Kendall Post Office, AU	daily rain	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	85 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1996	Wilton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1996	Eureka, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1996	Vau da Lagoa, BR	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1996	Wibaux 2 E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1996	Katoomba (Murri St), AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	106 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1996	Coonabarabran (Namoi Street), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1996	Medio Monte, MX	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1996	Chester, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1996	Alexandria, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1996	Sterling City, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1996	Mullaley (Kirkbright), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1996	Culbertson, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1996	Libby 32 SSE, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1996	Paragonah, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 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

1821 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1996. 1996 had 1,284 records.

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

Records on 11-23 in each year
Year	Records
1821	3
1829	2
1831	2
1835	1
1846	1
1851	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	5
1861	1
1864	1
1865	3
1871	1
1872	2
1874	2
1877	1
1880	4
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1888	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	1
1893	1
1896	1
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	3
1901	1
1902	7
1903	4
1904	22
1905	12
1906	21
1907	27
1908	47
1909	35
1910	8
1911	78
1912	22
1913	61
1914	43
1915	27
1916	73
1917	214
1918	31
1919	33
1920	36
1921	28
1922	36
1923	104
1924	261
1925	129
1926	130
1927	364
1928	185
1929	516
1930	147
1931	1,232
1932	201
1933	221
1934	317
1935	252
1936	249
1937	497
1938	494
1939	216
1940	540
1941	526
1942	460
1943	149
1944	212
1945	316
1946	361
1947	739
1948	513
1949	434
1950	1,012
1951	386
1952	385
1953	568
1954	515
1955	600
1956	1,038
1957	561
1958	440
1959	418
1960	195
1961	572
1962	349
1963	652
1964	775
1965	870
1966	721
1967	403
1968	443
1969	237
1970	861
1971	1,124
1972	679
1973	823
1974	495
1975	735
1976	420
1977	964
1978	840
1979	1,276
1980	879
1981	905
1982	1,035
1983	1,739
1984	1,228
1985	1,983
1986	501
1987	568
1988	1,162
1989	1,381
1990	756
1991	1,160
1992	1,462
1993	1,363
1994	900
1995	942
1996	1,284
1997	501
1998	1,394
1999	1,540
2000	731
2001	1,031
2002	1,099
2003	1,837
2004	977
2005	1,047
2006	1,154
2007	990
2008	1,288
2009	874
2010	1,529
2011	1,200
2012	661
2013	978
2014	774
2015	626
2016	642
2017	1,755
2018	692
2019	320
2020	422
2021	336
2022	298
2023	406
2024	622
2025	580

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 November 1996
Margin	Records
0 to 100	989
100 to 200	56
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1