Weather Records on 7 November 1956

295 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 November 1956. Highest significance: Nilakottai, IN.

Key Facts for 7 November 1956

On 7 November 1956, 295 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
73 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 289 daily.
Nilakottai set a daily record precipitation of 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 7 November 1956.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

295 stations

295 station records on 7 November 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 November 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nilakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tiptur	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sulur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Senhor Do Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chandrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bidar	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boreli	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nelamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burhanpur Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Osmanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Korsakov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Millaa Millaa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pavagada	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madakasira	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sringeri	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnamaravathi	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record low minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chalisgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Udumalpet	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Srivilliputhur	India	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sarina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Amos	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sangareddi(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

295 records

Records set or tied on 7 November 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 7 November 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 7 November 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 289.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

250 broken records

Margins by which the 250 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 November 1956

Top 20 records on 7 November 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 November 1956	Nilakottai, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1956	Tiptur, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1956	Wilton, IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1956	Sulur, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1956	Krishnarajnagar, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1956	Schriever, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1956	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	66 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1956	Periakulam, IN	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1956	Ft Yukon, US	daily low max	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1956	Kula Sanatorium 267, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1956	Senhor Do Bonfim, BR	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1956	Conway Station, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1956	Chandrapur, IN	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1956	Mitchell 5E, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1956	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1956	Bidar, IN	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1956	Yarrabah Comm Council, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	61 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1956	Gargett Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1956	Boreli, IN	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1956	Nelamangala, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	28 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

1794 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1956. 1956 had 295 records.

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

Records on 11-07 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1834	1
1835	1
1842	1
1845	2
1847	1
1851	1
1852	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	3
1864	3
1868	2
1871	1
1873	1
1876	1
1878	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1889	3
1890	5
1891	3
1893	4
1894	1
1895	9
1896	2
1899	14
1900	3
1901	2
1902	9
1903	16
1904	4
1905	4
1906	14
1907	12
1908	18
1909	11
1910	44
1911	19
1912	68
1913	25
1914	35
1915	26
1916	94
1917	34
1918	41
1919	59
1920	18
1921	112
1922	72
1923	90
1924	858
1925	438
1926	79
1927	398
1928	104
1929	104
1930	476
1931	500
1932	320
1933	449
1934	714
1935	302
1936	649
1937	209
1938	1,381
1939	214
1940	198
1941	344
1942	467
1943	550
1944	612
1945	846
1946	471
1947	313
1948	516
1949	554
1950	212
1951	1,356
1952	249
1953	1,170
1954	297
1955	487
1956	295
1957	314
1958	206
1959	1,315
1960	374
1961	347
1962	337
1963	694
1964	277
1965	241
1966	657
1967	780
1968	534
1969	624
1970	483
1971	1,487
1972	565
1973	912
1974	511
1975	1,233
1976	493
1977	1,030
1978	622
1979	513
1980	1,522
1981	616
1982	482
1983	835
1984	460
1985	489
1986	1,198
1987	760
1988	746
1989	980
1990	1,501
1991	3,082
1992	1,084
1993	1,211
1994	910
1995	1,165
1996	2,102
1997	1,053
1998	921
1999	1,535
2000	2,129
2001	1,024
2002	711
2003	1,424
2004	766
2005	1,443
2006	1,556
2007	557
2008	875
2009	798
2010	1,271
2011	1,039
2012	852
2013	809
2014	368
2015	1,676
2016	1,048
2017	848
2018	514
2019	594
2020	1,508
2021	490
2022	1,293
2023	684
2024	1,293
2025	319

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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 20	208
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2