Weather Records on 27 November 1996

1,155 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 November 1996. Highest significance: Murdo, US.

Key Facts for 27 November 1996

On 27 November 1996, 1,155 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
130 were record highs and 521 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 1,093 daily.
Murdo set a daily record snow depth of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 27 November 1996.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

1,155 stations

1,155 station records on 27 November 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 November 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Murdo	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Colville	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Zavitaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Etchojoa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Avon	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Palco	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cuauhtemoc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Navojoa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cadege	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Schweizer-Reneke (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bayview Model Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsrus (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Bento	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moirton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nazareth House Farm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yakima AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Celle (Stadt)	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cedral	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Blas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poco Do Fumo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bocatoma Sufragio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,155 records

Records set or tied on 27 November 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 348, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 173, Heaviest daily rainfall 277, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 161.

Records on 27 November 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	348
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	173
Heaviest daily rainfall	277
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	161

Records on 27 November 1996 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 59, daily 1,093.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

917 broken records

Margins by which the 917 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 November 1996

Top 20 records on 27 November 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 November 1996	Murdo, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	88 years	74 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1996	Colville, US	monthly snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	75 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1996	Zavitaja, RU	monthly rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1996	Haskinville, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	65 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1996	Zevenfontein, ZA	all-time rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1996	Etchojoa, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1996	Coloso, PR	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1996	Avon, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	92 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1996	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1996	Palco, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1996	Cuauhtemoc, MX	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1996	Avon, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1996	Colville, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1996	Navojoa, MX	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1996	Cadege, MX	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1996	Olga 2 SE, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1996	Libby 1 NE Rs, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	81 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1996	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1996	Northport, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1996	Schweizer-Reneke (Pol), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	49 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 1,155 records.

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

Records on 11-27 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1815	1
1829	2
1838	2
1846	1
1849	3
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1856	4
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1878	7
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1887	2
1890	10
1891	2
1892	1
1894	5
1895	3
1896	5
1897	3
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	3
1902	1
1903	28
1904	5
1905	5
1906	13
1907	14
1908	32
1909	36
1910	12
1911	22
1912	9
1913	18
1914	13
1915	34
1916	78
1917	94
1918	32
1919	55
1920	98
1921	108
1922	31
1923	48
1924	30
1925	93
1926	152
1927	375
1928	71
1929	118
1930	596
1931	181
1932	361
1933	331
1934	259
1935	272
1936	300
1937	258
1938	773
1939	310
1940	560
1941	173
1942	334
1943	127
1944	268
1945	265
1946	489
1947	255
1948	696
1949	1,141
1950	534
1951	685
1952	1,351
1953	521
1954	220
1955	690
1956	335
1957	159
1958	585
1959	476
1960	896
1961	348
1962	692
1963	388
1964	527
1965	864
1966	639
1967	360
1968	458
1969	450
1970	670
1971	450
1972	499
1973	1,453
1974	556
1975	1,222
1976	1,389
1977	1,190
1978	1,031
1979	851
1980	941
1981	769
1982	952
1983	2,097
1984	1,264
1985	2,808
1986	687
1987	786
1988	821
1989	927
1990	1,626
1991	742
1992	951
1993	1,674
1994	1,355
1995	832
1996	1,155
1997	980
1998	1,433
1999	954
2000	642
2001	1,247
2002	1,029
2003	641
2004	556
2005	853
2006	1,304
2007	472
2008	884
2009	726
2010	1,199
2011	1,213
2012	392
2013	1,165
2014	1,136
2015	1,183
2016	388
2017	1,136
2018	628
2019	997
2020	287
2021	565
2022	420
2023	623
2024	736
2025	296

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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	877
100 to 200	36
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1