Weather Records on 28 November 1996

1,161 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 November 1996. Highest significance: Fortine 1 N, US.

Key Facts for 28 November 1996

On 28 November 1996, 1,161 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
211 were record highs and 463 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 1,103 daily.
Fortine 1 N set a daily record snow depth of 71.1 cm (28.0 in) on 28 November 1996.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

1,161 stations

1,161 station records on 28 November 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 November 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Colville	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Urmi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tenango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kalmar_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Celle (Stadt)	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yecorato (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madill	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Creel (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anson	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
W Glacier	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lovsta	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Unterluss	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Novi Sad	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riverhead Rsch Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Threave	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tamazula de Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Estancia	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sanalona II	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hugo	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,161 records

Records set or tied on 28 November 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 322, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 141, Heaviest daily rainfall 330, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 128.

Records on 28 November 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	322
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	141
Heaviest daily rainfall	330
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	128

Records on 28 November 1996 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 57, daily 1,103.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

927 broken records

Margins by which the 927 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 November 1996

Top 20 records on 28 November 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 November 1996	Fortine 1 N, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	81 years	73 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1996	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	65 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1996	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	81 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1996	Colville, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	75 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1996	Urmi, RU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1996	Murdo, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1996	Tenango, MX	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1996	Rietpan, ZA	daily rain	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1996	Kalmar_D, SE	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1996	Celle (Stadt), DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1996	Yecorato (Cfe), MX	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1996	Avon, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1996	Libby 1 NE Rs, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	81 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1996	Rochester Gtr Intl, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1996	Madill, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1996	Creel (Cfe), MX	monthly rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1996	Colgate, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1996	Anson, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1996	W Glacier, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1996	Lancaster, US	daily low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	98 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

1793 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1996. 1996 had 1,161 records.

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

Records on 11-28 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1797	1
1807	1
1815	1
1827	1
1829	1
1831	2
1838	1
1839	1
1844	1
1849	2
1850	1
1851	1
1856	4
1857	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	2
1872	3
1873	2
1874	2
1875	2
1878	2
1879	1
1883	2
1884	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	8
1892	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	5
1901	4
1902	7
1903	25
1904	11
1905	24
1906	21
1907	10
1908	4
1909	39
1910	8
1911	62
1912	24
1913	34
1914	19
1915	33
1916	27
1917	68
1918	13
1919	31
1920	166
1921	50
1922	38
1923	77
1924	55
1925	76
1926	90
1927	545
1928	62
1929	192
1930	749
1931	143
1932	307
1933	203
1934	544
1935	257
1936	252
1937	629
1938	553
1939	240
1940	445
1941	349
1942	232
1943	143
1944	193
1945	236
1946	372
1947	201
1948	752
1949	1,211
1950	506
1951	272
1952	1,051
1953	277
1954	200
1955	1,042
1956	355
1957	240
1958	1,066
1959	730
1960	986
1961	325
1962	413
1963	246
1964	690
1965	301
1966	807
1967	421
1968	799
1969	631
1970	567
1971	500
1972	360
1973	1,483
1974	398
1975	1,069
1976	2,175
1977	1,024
1978	825
1979	536
1980	799
1981	677
1982	842
1983	1,979
1984	1,014
1985	2,376
1986	718
1987	927
1988	810
1989	809
1990	1,642
1991	782
1992	926
1993	1,290
1994	1,267
1995	963
1996	1,161
1997	1,128
1998	1,922
1999	775
2000	726
2001	1,543
2002	1,104
2003	657
2004	770
2005	1,430
2006	1,710
2007	412
2008	849
2009	609
2010	1,533
2011	1,139
2012	698
2013	946
2014	1,210
2015	986
2016	474
2017	751
2018	852
2019	1,197
2020	318
2021	1,137
2022	496
2023	592
2024	456
2025	306

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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 28 November 1996
Margin	Records
0 to 100	897
100 to 200	23
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2