Weather Records on 2 November 1956

1,184 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 1956. Highest significance: Fredericksburg Np, US.

Key Facts for 2 November 1956

On 2 November 1956, 1,184 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
329 were record highs and 258 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 116 monthly and 1,067 daily.
Fredericksburg Np set a monthly record daily precipitation of 110.5 mm (4.4 in) on 2 November 1956.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

1,184 stations

1,184 station records on 2 November 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gopalganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Coleman 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chauradano	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bansgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sirathu	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hata	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dhaka	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belsand	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sepaya	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Machhlisnahr	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Parsa	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Deoria	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia Shawmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jiwanpur Sagri	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Asifabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chandauli	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Phulwari	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gorakhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbaras Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marsrakh	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilo (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	237.3 mm (9.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Owings Ferry Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Azamgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rabula (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,184 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 147, Highest daily minimum 282, Lowest daily minimum 111, Heaviest daily rainfall 523, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 2 November 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	147
Highest daily minimum	282
Lowest daily minimum	111
Heaviest daily rainfall	523
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 2 November 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 116, daily 1,067.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,004 broken records

Margins by which the 1,004 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 1956

Top 20 records on 2 November 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 1956	Fredericksburg Np, US	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1956	Pierre Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1956	Bowdle, US	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1956	Mobridge 2NNW, US	monthly rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1956	Gopalganj Sr, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1956	Muhammadpur, IN	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1956	Fountain Head, ZA	all-time rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1956	Easton, US	monthly rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	18 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1956	Millington 1 SE, US	monthly rain	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1956	Prince Rupert, CA	monthly rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1956	Warsaw 2 NW, US	monthly rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1956	Coleman 3 WNW, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1956	Chauradano, IN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1956	Bansgaon, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1956	Middleton (Sar), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1956	Sirathu, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1956	Rockford, ZA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1956	Aberdeen Phillips Fld, US	monthly rain	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1956	Hata, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1956	Kennebec, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	52 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

1805 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1956. 1956 had 1,184 records.

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

Records on 11-02 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1830	2
1836	1
1837	2
1841	1
1848	1
1851	2
1853	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	3
1862	2
1863	1
1864	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	1
1879	4
1880	1
1881	3
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	6
1895	1
1896	8
1897	2
1898	8
1899	2
1900	7
1901	4
1902	9
1903	5
1904	21
1905	17
1906	15
1907	10
1908	14
1909	21
1910	27
1911	63
1912	42
1913	53
1914	47
1915	23
1916	41
1917	23
1918	41
1919	96
1920	43
1921	34
1922	47
1923	85
1924	215
1925	113
1926	169
1927	369
1928	245
1929	440
1930	291
1931	325
1932	280
1933	516
1934	476
1935	877
1936	937
1937	236
1938	965
1939	205
1940	372
1941	236
1942	464
1943	192
1944	497
1945	299
1946	633
1947	374
1948	317
1949	436
1950	625
1951	2,078
1952	487
1953	486
1954	873
1955	508
1956	1,184
1957	452
1958	226
1959	466
1960	338
1961	1,002
1962	335
1963	528
1964	511
1965	850
1966	1,187
1967	581
1968	753
1969	399
1970	384
1971	1,130
1972	746
1973	593
1974	828
1975	560
1976	906
1977	742
1978	899
1979	589
1980	767
1981	1,051
1982	913
1983	880
1984	1,097
1985	817
1986	518
1987	1,294
1988	1,024
1989	577
1990	873
1991	3,070
1992	1,567
1993	1,689
1994	1,125
1995	1,300
1996	724
1997	824
1998	864
1999	1,212
2000	1,145
2001	470
2002	1,323
2003	1,129
2004	1,279
2005	942
2006	818
2007	462
2008	1,133
2009	877
2010	784
2011	861
2012	577
2013	364
2014	1,007
2015	1,079
2016	1,047
2017	498
2018	601
2019	524
2020	2,172
2021	284
2022	877
2023	1,020
2024	460
2025	447

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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	950
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1