Weather Records on 3 November 1955

522 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1955. Highest significance: Sequim, US.

Key Facts for 3 November 1955

On 3 November 1955, 522 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 166 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 494 daily.
Sequim set an all-time record daily precipitation of 76.7 mm (3.0 in) on 3 November 1955.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

522 stations

522 station records on 3 November 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sequim	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
McBride 4SE	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Golden A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wayne	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Valemount	Canada	Record daily snowfall	43.7 cm (17.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ashcroft	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Quinault Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	221.5 mm (8.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alouette Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coquitlam Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Golden A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sooke Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elandspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buntzen Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Malakwa Eagle R Hatchery	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	224.8 mm (8.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pender Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingham 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fanning River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malakwa Eagle R Hatchery	Canada	Record daily snowfall	46.2 cm (18.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.1 cm (15.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McBride 4SE	Canada	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Panvel	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

522 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 191, Heaviest daily snowfall 91, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 3 November 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	91
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 3 November 1955 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 24, daily 494.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

434 broken records

Margins by which the 434 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 585.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1955

Top 20 records on 3 November 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1955	Sequim, US	all-time rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1955	Alpena Co Rgnl AP, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1955	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1955	McBride 4SE, CA	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1955	Golden A, CA	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1955	Wayne, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1955	W Branch 3SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1955	Valemount, CA	monthly snowfall	43.7 cm (17.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	34 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1955	Ashcroft, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1955	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1955	Diablo Dam, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1955	Bremerton, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1955	Quinault Rs, US	monthly rain	221.5 mm (8.7 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1955	Blaine, US	monthly rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1955	Revelstoke, CA	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1955	Alouette Lake, CA	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1955	Coquitlam Lake, CA	daily rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1955	Luz (Estacao), BR	monthly rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1955	Britannia Beach Furry Cr, CA	monthly rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1955	Golden A, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	48 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

1821 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1955. 1955 had 522 records.

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

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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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	407
100 to 200	25
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1