Weather Records on 11 November 1956

587 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 November 1956. Highest significance: Montcornet, FR.

Key Facts for 11 November 1956

On 11 November 1956, 587 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
293 were record highs and 222 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 587 daily.
Montcornet set a daily record precipitation of 38.7 mm (1.5 in) on 11 November 1956.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

587 stations

587 station records on 11 November 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 November 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Montcornet	France	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-13.8 C (7.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anekal	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman 3 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Koshkonong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

587 records

Records set or tied on 11 November 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 187, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 162, Heaviest daily rainfall 61, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 11 November 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	187
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	162
Heaviest daily rainfall	61
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 11 November 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 587.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

455 broken records

Margins by which the 455 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 November 1956

Top 20 records on 11 November 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 November 1956	Montcornet, FR	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1956	Kotzebue AP, US	daily low max	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	11.6 C (20.9 F)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1956	Henichesk, UA	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	7.4 C (13.3 F)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1956	Berlin, US	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	65 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1956	Ai-Petri, UA	daily low min	-13.8 C (7.2 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1956	Minsk, BY	daily low min	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	58 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1956	Calarasi, RO	daily low min	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	55 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1956	Sotchi, RU	daily low max	5.5 C (41.9 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	57 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1956	Rockport 1 ESE, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	51 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1956	Weston, US	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	51 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1956	Wheatland 4N, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	58 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1956	Kislovodsk, RU	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	49 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1956	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	63 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1956	Amherst, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	55 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1956	Lowell, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	62 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1956	Ganca, AZ	daily low min	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	57 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1956	Anekal, IN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1956	Middletown 4 W, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1956	Rayne 6 N, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	61 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1956	Kingston, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	55 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

1800 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1956. 1956 had 587 records.

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

Records on 11-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1811	2
1813	1
1815	1
1835	1
1837	1
1846	1
1848	1
1849	1
1858	2
1864	2
1866	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	13
1896	4
1897	5
1898	5
1899	9
1900	6
1901	11
1902	1
1903	7
1904	13
1905	6
1906	9
1907	10
1908	12
1909	26
1910	31
1911	35
1912	17
1913	49
1914	54
1915	34
1916	72
1917	31
1918	25
1919	144
1920	118
1921	129
1922	25
1923	61
1924	343
1925	87
1926	368
1927	365
1928	88
1929	297
1930	202
1931	365
1932	252
1933	391
1934	216
1935	761
1936	479
1937	256
1938	250
1939	198
1940	873
1941	291
1942	235
1943	260
1944	333
1945	693
1946	811
1947	599
1948	305
1949	932
1950	1,035
1951	248
1952	356
1953	396
1954	543
1955	855
1956	587
1957	404
1958	206
1959	496
1960	404
1961	354
1962	324
1963	369
1964	782
1965	471
1966	769
1967	421
1968	737
1969	554
1970	1,330
1971	677
1972	423
1973	963
1974	540
1975	597
1976	644
1977	843
1978	1,558
1979	892
1980	854
1981	809
1982	1,507
1983	1,027
1984	742
1985	1,803
1986	2,470
1987	1,673
1988	685
1989	1,161
1990	1,012
1991	1,307
1992	1,418
1993	840
1994	734
1995	2,065
1996	1,159
1997	1,456
1998	1,442
1999	1,138
2000	1,623
2001	718
2002	1,553
2003	652
2004	1,069
2005	1,076
2006	1,228
2007	686
2008	950
2009	1,072
2010	1,110
2011	621
2012	1,455
2013	426
2014	828
2015	796
2016	766
2017	690
2018	967
2019	905
2020	1,558
2021	805
2022	1,583
2023	409
2024	487
2025	1,123

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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 10	439
10 to 20	10
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1