Weather Records on 19 November 1955

573 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 November 1955. Highest significance: Trenton 2, US.

Key Facts for 19 November 1955

On 19 November 1955, 573 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 558 daily.
Trenton 2 set a daily record snowfall of 9.7 cm (3.8 in) on 19 November 1955.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

573 stations

573 station records on 19 November 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 November 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vigas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Millers Forest School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
George School	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg 3 SE Unity	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Piripiri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hyndman	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Culpeper	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Salle Peru	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Keedysville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

573 records

Records set or tied on 19 November 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 176, Heaviest daily snowfall 260, Deepest snow cover 56.

Records on 19 November 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	260
Deepest snow cover	56

Records on 19 November 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 558.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

498 broken records

Margins by which the 498 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 November 1955

Top 20 records on 19 November 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 November 1955	Trenton 2, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	89 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1955	Quakertown, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1955	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	4.5 cm (1.8 in)	106 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1955	Altoona Horseshoe Curv, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1955	Las Vigas, MX	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1955	Millers Forest School, AU	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1955	Dale Enterprise, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1955	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	monthly rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1955	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1955	Wauseon Wtp, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1955	George School, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1955	Greta Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1955	Delphi 2 N, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1955	Greenfield, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1955	Lakeside, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1955	Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1955	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1955	Chambersburg 1 ESE, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1955	Carlisle, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1955	Staunton Wtp, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	44 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

1793 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1955. 1955 had 573 records.

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

Records on 11-19 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1805	1
1816	3
1829	2
1835	1
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1851	1
1855	1
1858	2
1861	1
1864	1
1865	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	10
1891	4
1892	1
1894	2
1896	4
1897	6
1898	2
1899	1
1900	14
1901	13
1902	18
1903	14
1904	21
1905	15
1906	35
1907	7
1908	12
1909	13
1910	24
1911	30
1912	24
1913	54
1914	62
1915	24
1916	14
1917	31
1918	16
1919	56
1920	12
1921	110
1922	32
1923	74
1924	142
1925	363
1926	267
1927	110
1928	228
1929	90
1930	724
1931	232
1932	437
1933	519
1934	500
1935	81
1936	519
1937	672
1938	283
1939	310
1940	231
1941	876
1942	724
1943	504
1944	316
1945	243
1946	723
1947	474
1948	736
1949	408
1950	715
1951	896
1952	183
1953	688
1954	468
1955	573
1956	357
1957	502
1958	270
1959	380
1960	216
1961	352
1962	570
1963	650
1964	811
1965	321
1966	238
1967	353
1968	365
1969	815
1970	306
1971	455
1972	589
1973	607
1974	524
1975	799
1976	392
1977	964
1978	1,840
1979	527
1980	796
1981	632
1982	634
1983	755
1984	522
1985	2,642
1986	1,613
1987	776
1988	626
1989	1,199
1990	525
1991	619
1992	986
1993	932
1994	1,197
1995	1,189
1996	1,854
1997	710
1998	994
1999	590
2000	1,609
2001	998
2002	828
2003	1,367
2004	692
2005	554
2006	754
2007	1,149
2008	1,675
2009	828
2010	599
2011	858
2012	516
2013	458
2014	2,311
2015	1,050
2016	830
2017	449
2018	407
2019	531
2020	1,117
2021	449
2022	1,316
2023	659
2024	889
2025	652

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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	352
50 to 100	116
100 to 150	25
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1