Weather Records on 29 November 1996

1,308 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 November 1996. Highest significance: Kalispell Glacier AP, US.

Key Facts for 29 November 1996

On 29 November 1996, 1,308 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
216 were record highs and 234 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,273 daily.
Kalispell Glacier AP set a daily record snow depth of 61.0 cm (24.0 in) on 29 November 1996.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

1,308 stations

1,308 station records on 29 November 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 November 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tooele	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ilyinskiy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Celle (Stadt)	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Post	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Palo Pinto	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lipan 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tenango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Church Buttes Gas Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tumacacori Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mangum	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
W Glacier	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hords Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ackerly 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Archer City 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Knapp 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montcornet	France	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kanosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forsan	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,308 records

Records set or tied on 29 November 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 158, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 655, Heaviest daily snowfall 88, Deepest snow cover 115.

Records on 29 November 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	158
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	655
Heaviest daily snowfall	88
Deepest snow cover	115

Records on 29 November 1996 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 34, daily 1,273.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,113 broken records

Margins by which the 1,113 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 November 1996

Top 20 records on 29 November 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 November 1996	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1996	Fortine 1 N, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	81 years	73 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1996	Riverton, US	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1996	Sion 2, CH	daily rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1996	Tooele, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	97 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1996	Ilyinskiy, RU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1996	Buffalo 2 SSW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1996	Celle (Stadt), DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1996	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	81 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1996	Oorschot, ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1996	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1996	Elk City 4 W, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1996	Albany, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1996	Post, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1996	Guthrie 5S, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1996	Palo Pinto, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1996	Sherman, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1996	Superior, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1996	Alva 1W, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	87 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1996	Chatillon-Sur-Seine, FR	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	53 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

1797 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1996. 1996 had 1,308 records.

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

Records on 11-29 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1806	1
1807	2
1808	1
1815	2
1817	1
1822	1
1825	2
1827	2
1828	2
1836	1
1838	1
1849	2
1850	2
1851	1
1871	2
1874	1
1875	4
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	4
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	7
1900	5
1901	3
1902	8
1903	19
1904	7
1905	44
1906	27
1907	8
1908	14
1909	25
1910	28
1911	14
1912	15
1913	44
1914	32
1915	51
1916	61
1917	46
1918	15
1919	66
1920	70
1921	31
1922	31
1923	86
1924	59
1925	85
1926	92
1927	649
1928	88
1929	665
1930	439
1931	217
1932	413
1933	669
1934	612
1935	176
1936	87
1937	231
1938	288
1939	281
1940	321
1941	485
1942	428
1943	187
1944	198
1945	342
1946	294
1947	371
1948	618
1949	655
1950	586
1951	173
1952	815
1953	244
1954	320
1955	1,121
1956	379
1957	327
1958	927
1959	565
1960	426
1961	289
1962	611
1963	539
1964	797
1965	241
1966	807
1967	391
1968	526
1969	596
1970	851
1971	1,107
1972	367
1973	747
1974	497
1975	1,617
1976	2,199
1977	1,266
1978	612
1979	811
1980	665
1981	674
1982	795
1983	1,457
1984	642
1985	2,683
1986	817
1987	1,070
1988	629
1989	636
1990	924
1991	1,304
1992	669
1993	816
1994	1,023
1995	1,225
1996	1,308
1997	1,338
1998	2,529
1999	946
2000	882
2001	2,082
2002	1,080
2003	752
2004	1,227
2005	1,288
2006	1,998
2007	538
2008	1,004
2009	652
2010	1,659
2011	1,335
2012	927
2013	528
2014	1,138
2015	720
2016	692
2017	358
2018	803
2019	973
2020	271
2021	1,202
2022	648
2023	787
2024	465
2025	756

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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 50	1,041
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	25
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2