Weather Records on 11 November 1955

855 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 November 1955. Highest significance: Snoqualmie Falls, US.

Key Facts for 11 November 1955

On 11 November 1955, 855 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
122 were record highs and 178 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 813 daily.
Snoqualmie Falls set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 11 November 1955.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

855 stations

855 station records on 11 November 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 November 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluffs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Black Point 717	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kawailoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Powell River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Irwin 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goomeri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Booby Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Onley 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Piedmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hecla	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Laramie	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Badu Mulgrave Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bom Jesus da Lapa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Myrtleford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tappen	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trout Creek 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coolabunia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cream Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stapleton 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

855 records

Records set or tied on 11 November 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 445, Heaviest daily snowfall 98, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 11 November 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	445
Heaviest daily snowfall	98
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 11 November 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 42, daily 813.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

749 broken records

Margins by which the 749 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 215.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 November 1955

Top 20 records on 11 November 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 November 1955	Snoqualmie Falls, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1955	Pine Bluffs, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1955	Black Point 717, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1955	Landsburg, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1955	Pahoa 65, US	daily rain	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1955	Saanichton Cda, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1955	Kawailoa, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1955	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1955	Mt Pocono 2 N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1955	Powell River, CA	monthly low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1955	Irwin 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1955	Chugwater, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1955	Nanango Wills St, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1955	Cressy Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1955	Clayoquot, CA	monthly low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1955	Cape York Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1955	Goomeri Post Office, AU	monthly rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1955	Yackandandah, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1955	Everett, US	monthly low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1955	Booby Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	12 years	37 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

1800 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1955. 1955 had 855 records.

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

Records on 11-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1811	2
1813	1
1815	1
1835	1
1837	1
1846	1
1848	1
1849	1
1858	2
1864	2
1866	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	13
1896	4
1897	5
1898	5
1899	9
1900	6
1901	11
1902	1
1903	7
1904	13
1905	6
1906	9
1907	10
1908	12
1909	26
1910	31
1911	35
1912	17
1913	49
1914	54
1915	34
1916	72
1917	31
1918	25
1919	144
1920	118
1921	129
1922	25
1923	61
1924	343
1925	87
1926	368
1927	365
1928	88
1929	297
1930	202
1931	365
1932	252
1933	391
1934	216
1935	761
1936	479
1937	256
1938	250
1939	198
1940	873
1941	291
1942	235
1943	260
1944	333
1945	693
1946	811
1947	599
1948	305
1949	932
1950	1,035
1951	248
1952	356
1953	396
1954	543
1955	855
1956	587
1957	404
1958	206
1959	496
1960	404
1961	354
1962	324
1963	369
1964	782
1965	471
1966	769
1967	421
1968	737
1969	554
1970	1,330
1971	677
1972	423
1973	963
1974	540
1975	597
1976	644
1977	843
1978	1,558
1979	892
1980	854
1981	809
1982	1,507
1983	1,027
1984	742
1985	1,803
1986	2,470
1987	1,673
1988	685
1989	1,161
1990	1,012
1991	1,307
1992	1,418
1993	840
1994	734
1995	2,065
1996	1,159
1997	1,456
1998	1,442
1999	1,138
2000	1,623
2001	718
2002	1,553
2003	652
2004	1,069
2005	1,076
2006	1,228
2007	686
2008	950
2009	1,072
2010	1,110
2011	621
2012	1,455
2013	426
2014	828
2015	796
2016	766
2017	690
2018	967
2019	905
2020	1,558
2021	805
2022	1,583
2023	409
2024	487
2025	1,123

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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	697
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1