Weather Records on 22 November 1955

540 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 November 1955. Highest significance: Leslie (Mun), ZA.

Key Facts for 22 November 1955

On 22 November 1955, 540 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
208 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 530 daily.
Leslie (Mun) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 134.0 mm (5.3 in) on 22 November 1955.
Across 154 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

540 stations

540 station records on 22 November 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 November 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leslie (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mannarghat	India	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dryden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sub-Nigel (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bosbokrand (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dryden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ksara	Lebanon	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gudivada	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bronkhorstspruit (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pendraka	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manginapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Skukuza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Big Bend(Wissel Rode)	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Botataboomen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goedehoop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gaborone	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Berrings	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nokomis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ndumu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waurika	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

540 records

Records set or tied on 22 November 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 22 November 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 22 November 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 530.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

442 broken records

Margins by which the 442 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 November 1955

Top 20 records on 22 November 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 November 1955	Leslie (Mun), ZA	monthly rain	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1955	Mannarghat, IN	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1955	Devils Lake Kdlr, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1955	Dryden, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1955	Sub-Nigel (Gm), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1955	Bosbokrand (Pol), ZA	daily rain	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1955	Dryden, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1955	Great Falls, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1955	Greylingstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1955	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1955	Ksara, LB	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1955	Hettinger, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1955	Hallock, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1955	Langdon Exp Farm, US	monthly snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1955	Cumberland, CA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1955	Gudivada, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1955	Bronkhorstspruit (Mun), ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1955	Pilgrims Rest (Pol), ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1955	Norman 3SSE, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	52 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1955	Mundo Novo, BR	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)

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

1816 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1955. 1955 had 540 records.

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

Records on 11-22 in each year
Year	Records
1816	2
1821	1
1829	1
1831	1
1835	1
1843	1
1845	3
1855	1
1857	1
1858	6
1861	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	4
1878	4
1879	2
1880	6
1882	2
1883	4
1884	1
1888	3
1890	6
1891	2
1893	1
1894	1
1896	3
1897	6
1898	9
1899	1
1900	7
1901	2
1902	5
1903	4
1904	16
1905	8
1906	25
1907	23
1908	30
1909	29
1910	11
1911	29
1912	9
1913	74
1914	28
1915	16
1916	206
1917	331
1918	12
1919	36
1920	30
1921	36
1922	89
1923	68
1924	196
1925	29
1926	292
1927	136
1928	128
1929	759
1930	269
1931	873
1932	221
1933	269
1934	596
1935	120
1936	159
1937	939
1938	167
1939	244
1940	413
1941	356
1942	707
1943	313
1944	178
1945	433
1946	448
1947	616
1948	490
1949	907
1950	641
1951	263
1952	469
1953	548
1954	476
1955	540
1956	423
1957	469
1958	496
1959	414
1960	384
1961	737
1962	462
1963	966
1964	1,087
1965	559
1966	789
1967	448
1968	385
1969	478
1970	717
1971	602
1972	704
1973	556
1974	597
1975	392
1976	390
1977	1,043
1978	896
1979	1,017
1980	699
1981	850
1982	783
1983	1,215
1984	1,196
1985	2,318
1986	459
1987	906
1988	1,272
1989	937
1990	964
1991	1,109
1992	1,513
1993	1,046
1994	827
1995	869
1996	1,829
1997	694
1998	1,497
1999	1,096
2000	1,291
2001	746
2002	1,190
2003	1,329
2004	1,035
2005	667
2006	1,337
2007	955
2008	1,345
2009	1,188
2010	1,341
2011	1,047
2012	962
2013	925
2014	614
2015	848
2016	801
2017	1,334
2018	691
2019	409
2020	414
2021	543
2022	333
2023	576
2024	843
2025	537

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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	420
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1