Weather Records on 3 November 1956

781 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1956. Highest significance: Lusk 2 SW, US.

Key Facts for 3 November 1956

On 3 November 1956, 781 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
268 were record highs and 210 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 78 monthly and 702 daily.
Lusk 2 SW set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 3 November 1956.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

781 stations

781 station records on 3 November 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Chamberlain	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Orman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carson	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Palacode	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Siwan	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dumont 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Demagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parsa	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orman Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Margherita	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Magadi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beardsley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harihar	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Champhai	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Home Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dumont 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sidlaghatta	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Llanrheidol Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hailakundi India	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

781 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 108, Highest daily minimum 206, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 250, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 3 November 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	108
Highest daily minimum	206
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 3 November 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 78, daily 702.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

650 broken records

Margins by which the 650 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 376.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1956

Top 20 records on 3 November 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1956	Lusk 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1956	Chamberlain, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1956	Valley of Lagoons, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1956	Buskala Rch, US	daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	37.6 cm (14.8 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1956	Orman Dam, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1956	Towanda 1 S, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1956	Harrison, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1956	Carson, US	monthly rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1956	Saint Francis, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1956	Palacode, IN	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1956	Yalta, UA	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1956	Irvinebank, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1956	Bridgeport, US	monthly snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1956	Madrid, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1956	Lead, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1956	Siwan, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1956	Dumont 2 ENE, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1956	Demagiri, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1956	Holyoke, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1956	Busby, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 years	42 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

1821 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1956. 1956 had 781 records.

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

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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Data for records on 1956-11-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	620
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1