Weather Records on 4 November 1956

855 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 November 1956. Highest significance: Burnet, US.

Key Facts for 4 November 1956

On 4 November 1956, 855 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
313 were record highs and 278 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 837 daily.
Burnet set a daily record precipitation of 53.8 mm (2.1 in) on 4 November 1956.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

855 stations

855 station records on 4 November 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 November 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Milingimbi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yellapur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shirol	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maclure Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Telkwa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hangal	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton 10 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wai	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hagansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Devrukh	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chikodi	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Channagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ngukurr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maclure Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Narasimharajapura	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pottangi	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Safford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hirekerur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Poteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sprague	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chidavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Versamelhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

855 records

Records set or tied on 4 November 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 141, Highest daily minimum 190, Lowest daily minimum 137, Heaviest daily rainfall 231, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 4 November 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	141
Highest daily minimum	190
Lowest daily minimum	137
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 4 November 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 837.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

697 broken records

Margins by which the 697 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 183.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 November 1956

Top 20 records on 4 November 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 November 1956	Burnet, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1956	Milingimbi, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1956	Yellapur, IN	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1956	Shirol, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1956	Redwood Falls Muni AP, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1956	Maclure Lake, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1956	Telkwa, CA	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1956	Hangal, IN	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1956	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1956	Parnu, EE	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1956	Clifton 10 E, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1956	Cobar Post Office, AU	monthly low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1956	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1956	Winkelman 6 S, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1956	Wai, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1956	Glenwood 3SW, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1956	Fischers Store, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1956	Yates Ctr, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1956	Idabel, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1956	Hagansport, US	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	36 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

1803 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1956. 1956 had 855 records.

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

Records on 11-04 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1820	1
1821	2
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1858	6
1862	3
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	4
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	12
1900	1
1901	6
1902	8
1903	21
1904	7
1905	9
1906	14
1907	34
1908	13
1909	14
1910	43
1911	25
1912	32
1913	19
1914	28
1915	12
1916	76
1917	39
1918	14
1919	72
1920	70
1921	71
1922	119
1923	89
1924	99
1925	197
1926	182
1927	287
1928	220
1929	175
1930	157
1931	248
1932	413
1933	337
1934	516
1935	1,219
1936	1,005
1937	326
1938	725
1939	752
1940	335
1941	315
1942	343
1943	248
1944	333
1945	506
1946	784
1947	583
1948	746
1949	598
1950	667
1951	2,037
1952	376
1953	219
1954	592
1955	354
1956	855
1957	401
1958	286
1959	757
1960	262
1961	669
1962	435
1963	244
1964	510
1965	537
1966	1,041
1967	599
1968	391
1969	516
1970	512
1971	434
1972	613
1973	1,393
1974	686
1975	1,654
1976	596
1977	981
1978	1,158
1979	559
1980	973
1981	645
1982	1,073
1983	1,116
1984	441
1985	844
1986	546
1987	1,049
1988	1,211
1989	663
1990	1,233
1991	4,265
1992	1,241
1993	735
1994	1,808
1995	991
1996	1,242
1997	611
1998	704
1999	796
2000	781
2001	639
2002	1,314
2003	2,177
2004	895
2005	1,212
2006	1,321
2007	747
2008	1,093
2009	511
2010	1,197
2011	1,000
2012	814
2013	541
2014	508
2015	1,249
2016	759
2017	932
2018	355
2019	449
2020	1,448
2021	545
2022	904
2023	667
2024	981
2025	615

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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 25	649
25 to 50	34
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1