Weather Records on 16 November 1996

1,406 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1996. Highest significance: Burr Oak 4S, US.

Key Facts for 16 November 1996

On 16 November 1996, 1,406 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
323 were record highs and 288 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 96 monthly and 1,310 daily.
Burr Oak 4S set a monthly record daily precipitation of 99.8 mm (3.9 in) on 16 November 1996.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

1,406 stations

1,406 station records on 16 November 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Nelson	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Central City	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Alexander	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Damar	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kremmling	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Garca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.1 mm (4.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wakefield 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Esbon 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ionia	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lovewell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Palco	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Webster Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Elder Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Neligh	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin 91	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ottosdal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hubbell	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Leliekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Loretta 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bele (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moreson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,406 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 138, Highest daily minimum 221, Lowest daily minimum 150, Heaviest daily rainfall 598, Heaviest daily snowfall 132, Deepest snow cover 65.

Records on 16 November 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	138
Highest daily minimum	221
Lowest daily minimum	150
Heaviest daily rainfall	598
Heaviest daily snowfall	132
Deepest snow cover	65

Records on 16 November 1996 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 96, daily 1,310.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,197 broken records

Margins by which the 1,197 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1996

Top 20 records on 16 November 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1996	Burr Oak 4S, US	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	68 years	79 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1996	Beloit, US	monthly rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	78 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1996	Pierre Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	87 years	76 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1996	Saint Paul, US	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1996	Hays 1 S, US	monthly rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	73 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1996	Sioux Ctr 2 SE, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1996	Nelson, US	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1996	Alton 1 W, US	monthly rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1996	Sterling, US	monthly rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1996	Hastings 4N, US	monthly rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1996	Hartington, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1996	Superior, US	monthly rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	26 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1996	Lebanon, US	monthly rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1996	Albion, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1996	Bruning, US	monthly rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1996	Central City, US	monthly rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1996	Wakefield 3NW, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	87 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1996	Albertvale, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	79 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1996	Smith Ctr, US	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1996	Alexander, US	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)

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

1805 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1996. 1996 had 1,406 records.

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

Records on 11-16 in each year
Year	Records
1805	3
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	1
1854	1
1856	2
1858	4
1860	1
1867	1
1871	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	1
1883	4
1884	2
1885	1
1887	7
1891	2
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	7
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	2
1903	10
1904	3
1905	12
1906	13
1907	7
1908	19
1909	30
1910	14
1911	21
1912	52
1913	25
1914	42
1915	22
1916	185
1917	52
1918	61
1919	72
1920	310
1921	28
1922	24
1923	57
1924	37
1925	164
1926	376
1927	513
1928	534
1929	128
1930	539
1931	1,166
1932	678
1933	1,082
1934	237
1935	240
1936	366
1937	288
1938	178
1939	577
1940	533
1941	482
1942	520
1943	326
1944	247
1945	306
1946	434
1947	275
1948	351
1949	362
1950	569
1951	656
1952	962
1953	806
1954	357
1955	2,289
1956	405
1957	468
1958	1,151
1959	935
1960	308
1961	1,070
1962	264
1963	683
1964	872
1965	651
1966	634
1967	662
1968	454
1969	521
1970	646
1971	760
1972	484
1973	471
1974	383
1975	448
1976	814
1977	451
1978	679
1979	563
1980	902
1981	692
1982	485
1983	1,087
1984	348
1985	896
1986	657
1987	1,064
1988	1,125
1989	1,098
1990	970
1991	726
1992	527
1993	1,040
1994	614
1995	1,561
1996	1,406
1997	1,789
1998	675
1999	1,020
2000	1,153
2001	1,396
2002	974
2003	555
2004	599
2005	1,012
2006	1,563
2007	693
2008	715
2009	898
2010	1,030
2011	789
2012	328
2013	660
2014	1,923
2015	780
2016	986
2017	829
2018	1,384
2019	458
2020	641
2021	526
2022	600
2023	638
2024	506
2025	927

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Data for records on 1996-11-16: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	1,166
100 to 200	26
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1