Weather Records on 26 November 1996

1,198 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 November 1996. Highest significance: Savage, US.

Key Facts for 26 November 1996

On 26 November 1996, 1,198 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
108 were record highs and 622 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 1,132 daily.
Savage set a daily record snow depth of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 26 November 1996.
Across 158 earlier years (1838 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

1,198 stations

1,198 station records on 26 November 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 November 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Savage	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Swartkoppie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waterford (Tycor)	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yakima AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Makwassie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa de Lima (Camboata)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charcas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sandakan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
W Glacier	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bowbells	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,198 records

Records set or tied on 26 November 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 441, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 181, Heaviest daily rainfall 269, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 162.

Records on 26 November 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	441
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	181
Heaviest daily rainfall	269
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	162

Records on 26 November 1996 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 64, daily 1,132.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

924 broken records

Margins by which the 924 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

26 November 1996

Top 20 records on 26 November 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 1996	Savage, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1996	Libby 1 NE Rs, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1996	Swartkoppie, ZA	monthly rain	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1996	Waterford (Tycor), IE	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1996	Murdo, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1996	Ada, US	daily low max	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	98 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1996	Yakima AP, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1996	San Miguel Ejutla, MX	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1996	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1996	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1996	Saguache, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	97 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1996	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	81 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1996	Ada, US	daily low min	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	97 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1996	Princess Anne, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1996	Lancaster, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1996	Plainfield, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1996	Watford City, US	monthly low max	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1996	Natchez, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1996	Hartington, US	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1996	Wahpeton 3 N, US	daily low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	97 years	42 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

1838 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1838 to 1996. 1996 had 1,198 records.

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

Records on 11-26 in each year
Year	Records
1838	2
1849	3
1851	1
1853	1
1856	1
1863	1
1865	2
1867	1
1870	2
1872	1
1873	3
1874	5
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	2
1879	2
1880	4
1882	3
1883	1
1885	2
1887	2
1889	1
1890	5
1891	5
1892	2
1893	1
1894	6
1895	1
1896	4
1897	2
1898	15
1899	1
1900	3
1901	1
1902	6
1903	20
1904	5
1905	10
1906	15
1907	11
1908	39
1909	26
1910	6
1911	16
1912	18
1913	19
1914	44
1915	19
1916	102
1917	43
1918	36
1919	46
1920	29
1921	119
1922	53
1923	43
1924	62
1925	37
1926	151
1927	354
1928	224
1929	202
1930	255
1931	239
1932	327
1933	216
1934	241
1935	221
1936	277
1937	144
1938	926
1939	176
1940	582
1941	162
1942	314
1943	217
1944	375
1945	145
1946	709
1947	354
1948	379
1949	909
1950	1,417
1951	620
1952	1,715
1953	519
1954	306
1955	617
1956	259
1957	353
1958	894
1959	397
1960	947
1961	574
1962	543
1963	525
1964	563
1965	1,268
1966	565
1967	380
1968	262
1969	335
1970	746
1971	561
1972	682
1973	1,047
1974	439
1975	1,779
1976	613
1977	1,535
1978	966
1979	1,774
1980	837
1981	725
1982	886
1983	1,817
1984	917
1985	2,719
1986	1,129
1987	732
1988	863
1989	685
1990	1,198
1991	711
1992	1,581
1993	2,284
1994	838
1995	859
1996	1,198
1997	953
1998	1,267
1999	922
2000	515
2001	1,102
2002	1,030
2003	448
2004	579
2005	906
2006	1,371
2007	543
2008	853
2009	662
2010	1,277
2011	1,264
2012	336
2013	910
2014	736
2015	710
2016	293
2017	991
2018	574
2019	532
2020	257
2021	569
2022	438
2023	617
2024	561
2025	391

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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 26 November 1996
Margin	Records
0 to 100	896
100 to 200	23
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1