Weather Records on 30 November 1996

1,054 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 November 1996. Highest significance: Kalispell Glacier AP, US.

Key Facts for 30 November 1996

On 30 November 1996, 1,054 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
254 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 1,003 daily.
Kalispell Glacier AP set a daily record snow depth of 58.4 cm (23.0 in) on 30 November 1996.
Across 158 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

1,054 stations

1,054 station records on 30 November 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 November 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kingman	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Conlen	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Crane	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Friona	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cass Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Celle (Stadt)	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tenango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Van Vleet	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Allardt	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Water Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Reydon 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lynton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
W Glacier	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cormorant	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,054 records

Records set or tied on 30 November 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 122, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 375, Heaviest daily snowfall 141, Deepest snow cover 154.

Records on 30 November 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	122
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	375
Heaviest daily snowfall	141
Deepest snow cover	154

Records on 30 November 1996 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 51, daily 1,003.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

854 broken records

Margins by which the 854 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

30 November 1996

Top 20 records on 30 November 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 November 1996	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	91 years	76 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1996	Bell Ranch, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	96 years	76 of 100 (Major)
30 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)
30 November 1996	Pokegama Dam, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	97 years	67 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1996	Wellington, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1996	Princeton, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	94 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1996	Boise City 2 E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1996	Kingman, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1996	Conlen, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1996	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	81 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1996	Quanah 2 SW, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1996	Colville, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	81 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1996	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	82 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1996	Fruitland, US	monthly snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	78 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1996	Tullahoma, US	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1996	Crane, US	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1996	Orono, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1996	Friona, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	69 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1996	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	91 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1996	Valmora, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	78 years	54 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 1,054 records.

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

Records on 11-30 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1807	2
1815	2
1817	1
1821	1
1827	2
1836	1
1840	1
1846	1
1849	2
1866	1
1867	1
1871	2
1875	7
1876	2
1879	2
1881	1
1885	7
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	3
1894	1
1895	7
1896	5
1897	5
1898	1
1899	7
1900	4
1901	8
1902	7
1903	22
1904	6
1905	16
1906	21
1907	6
1908	51
1909	20
1910	22
1911	22
1912	19
1913	54
1914	68
1915	37
1916	64
1917	26
1918	32
1919	87
1920	138
1921	42
1922	46
1923	144
1924	95
1925	102
1926	84
1927	600
1928	187
1929	883
1930	185
1931	375
1932	372
1933	1,006
1934	1,282
1935	84
1936	186
1937	375
1938	165
1939	321
1940	330
1941	298
1942	218
1943	238
1944	422
1945	147
1946	343
1947	544
1948	332
1949	323
1950	382
1951	348
1952	829
1953	307
1954	470
1955	576
1956	304
1957	226
1958	676
1959	339
1960	219
1961	412
1962	802
1963	566
1964	1,042
1965	309
1966	730
1967	802
1968	516
1969	625
1970	995
1971	501
1972	414
1973	635
1974	912
1975	2,018
1976	1,789
1977	935
1978	761
1979	837
1980	697
1981	1,361
1982	1,142
1983	1,137
1984	571
1985	2,887
1986	798
1987	913
1988	686
1989	781
1990	483
1991	2,104
1992	676
1993	756
1994	762
1995	1,472
1996	1,054
1997	987
1998	2,289
1999	1,170
2000	962
2001	1,431
2002	862
2003	634
2004	1,344
2005	883
2006	2,656
2007	739
2008	855
2009	951
2010	1,915
2011	1,108
2012	1,059
2013	505
2014	822
2015	880
2016	634
2017	307
2018	493
2019	1,060
2020	323
2021	1,049
2022	559
2023	583
2024	672
2025	858

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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	720
50 to 100	73
100 to 150	41
150 to 200	12
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	3