Weather Records on 1 November 1956

1,280 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 November 1956. Highest significance: Willowvale (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 1 November 1956

On 1 November 1956, 1,280 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
355 were record highs and 276 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 200 monthly and 1,073 daily.
Willowvale (Tnk) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 241.2 mm (9.5 in) on 1 November 1956.
Across 157 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

1,280 stations

1,280 station records on 1 November 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 November 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	241.2 mm (9.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Harrai	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Sirathu	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Karchana	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Allahabad Chailk	India	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Phulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mariahu	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Machhlisnahr	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kunda	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Koratagere	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Amarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Asifabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Meja	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mahul Pnulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Badausa	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Jaunpur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pratapgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Patti	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Deogaon Lalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Karwi	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Darauli	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Marhaura(Amnar)	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ajaigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Girwan Naraini	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Khandhla	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gopalganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Soraon	India	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Saidpur Bhitari	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Paliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pachmarhi	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Emgcewe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	139.5 mm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Laukaha	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ageon	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Manjhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kamasin	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwar Mayapur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Arwal	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Raghopur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Deoria	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zamana	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Panna	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Padrauna	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kairana	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hlobane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,280 records

Records set or tied on 1 November 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 161, Highest daily minimum 257, Lowest daily minimum 115, Heaviest daily rainfall 600, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 1 November 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	161
Highest daily minimum	257
Lowest daily minimum	115
Heaviest daily rainfall	600
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 1 November 1956 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 200, daily 1,073.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,138 broken records

Margins by which the 1,138 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 November 1956

Top 20 records on 1 November 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 November 1956	Willowvale (Tnk), ZA	all-time rain	241.2 mm (9.5 in)	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	25 years	73 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1956	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1956	Harrai, IN	monthly rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	43 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1956	Sirathu, IN	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1956	Karchana, IN	monthly rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	43 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1956	Allahabad Chailk, IN	monthly rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	45 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1956	Phulpur, IN	monthly rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	45 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1956	Muhammadpur, IN	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1956	Mariahu, IN	monthly rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1956	Machhlisnahr, IN	monthly rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	45 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1956	Kunda, IN	monthly rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1956	Komga (Pol), ZA	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1956	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	70 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1956	Koratagere, IN	monthly rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1956	Butterworth (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1956	Amarwara, IN	monthly rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1956	Asifabad(Rev), IN	monthly rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1956	Meja, IN	monthly rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1956	Mahul Pnulpur, IN	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1956	Badausa, IN	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	63 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1956. 1956 had 1,280 records.

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

Records on 11-01 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1862	1
1866	1
1867	3
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	7
1882	1
1885	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	5
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	6
1897	2
1898	8
1899	3
1900	3
1901	4
1902	1
1903	7
1904	13
1905	16
1906	20
1907	5
1908	11
1909	45
1910	40
1911	54
1912	17
1913	45
1914	46
1915	22
1916	40
1917	43
1918	55
1919	95
1920	62
1921	44
1922	50
1923	172
1924	290
1925	253
1926	150
1927	666
1928	214
1929	306
1930	336
1931	286
1932	387
1933	684
1934	387
1935	882
1936	332
1937	402
1938	601
1939	628
1940	309
1941	417
1942	463
1943	287
1944	513
1945	326
1946	417
1947	588
1948	415
1949	661
1950	1,017
1951	1,317
1952	254
1953	306
1954	610
1955	371
1956	1,280
1957	358
1958	289
1959	322
1960	341
1961	535
1962	285
1963	307
1964	345
1965	520
1966	574
1967	542
1968	592
1969	437
1970	303
1971	801
1972	1,205
1973	589
1974	1,014
1975	494
1976	968
1977	702
1978	878
1979	631
1980	519
1981	824
1982	813
1983	852
1984	1,295
1985	716
1986	634
1987	1,529
1988	1,025
1989	827
1990	1,089
1991	3,261
1992	1,303
1993	2,690
1994	978
1995	1,138
1996	869
1997	1,273
1998	968
1999	1,129
2000	1,339
2001	531
2002	1,697
2003	1,309
2004	1,013
2005	836
2006	756
2007	626
2008	1,252
2009	893
2010	648
2011	781
2012	663
2013	568
2014	1,027
2015	804
2016	953
2017	474
2018	652
2019	1,578
2020	974
2021	361
2022	1,010
2023	949
2024	847
2025	478

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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	1,073
50 to 100	54
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1