Weather Records on 12 November 1956

243 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 November 1956. Highest significance: Chickmagalur, IN.

Key Facts for 12 November 1956

On 12 November 1956, 243 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 239 daily.
Chickmagalur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 114.3 mm (4.5 in) on 12 November 1956.
Across 156 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

243 stations

243 station records on 12 November 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 November 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chickmagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Narasimharajapura	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Thamaraikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kottaram	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gumri	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Erode	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karkal	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chamarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mettupalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forrest State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carinhanha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Devikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clear Spring 1 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uppiliyapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lanquedoc	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Latham East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Caliente	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Riverview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ajana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ninghan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Landor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Macrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Liveringa Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Towera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamelin Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bronte Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ningaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Challa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geeveston Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mombaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

243 records

Records set or tied on 12 November 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 76, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 November 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	76
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 November 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 239.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

199 broken records

Margins by which the 199 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 November 1956

Top 20 records on 12 November 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 November 1956	Chickmagalur, IN	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1956	Narasimharajapura, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1956	Thamaraikulam, IN	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1956	Kottaram, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1956	Gumri, AM	daily low min	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	9.3 C (16.7 F)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1956	Erode, IN	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1956	Karkal, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1956	Chamarajnagar, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1956	Mettupalayam, IN	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1956	Forrest State Forest, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1956	Parur, IN	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1956	Vajda-Guba, RU	daily low min	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	50 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1956	Riggins, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	58 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1956	Carinhanha, BR	daily rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1956	Sotchi, RU	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1956	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	61 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1956	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	55 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1956	Santa Fe, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	56 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1956	Devikulam, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1956	Feodosiia, UA	daily low min	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	48 years	25 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

1802 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1956. 1956 had 243 records.

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

Records on 11-12 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1804	1
1823	1
1835	3
1848	1
1849	1
1859	1
1862	2
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1881	7
1882	3
1885	1
1886	3
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	2
1894	6
1895	20
1896	1
1897	7
1898	3
1899	1
1901	6
1902	20
1903	7
1904	10
1905	14
1906	15
1907	6
1908	9
1909	30
1910	34
1911	56
1912	21
1913	51
1914	18
1915	20
1916	217
1917	29
1918	16
1919	85
1920	198
1921	141
1922	61
1923	99
1924	355
1925	203
1926	224
1927	193
1928	99
1929	203
1930	191
1931	442
1932	237
1933	267
1934	292
1935	458
1936	418
1937	227
1938	529
1939	171
1940	806
1941	294
1942	173
1943	178
1944	398
1945	500
1946	428
1947	532
1948	156
1949	891
1950	458
1951	489
1952	312
1953	413
1954	393
1955	807
1956	243
1957	282
1958	290
1959	605
1960	629
1961	348
1962	233
1963	273
1964	790
1965	362
1966	517
1967	400
1968	1,185
1969	670
1970	872
1971	566
1972	716
1973	1,029
1974	559
1975	580
1976	1,236
1977	767
1978	1,278
1979	686
1980	860
1981	805
1982	1,338
1983	1,116
1984	738
1985	1,727
1986	1,839
1987	1,480
1988	941
1989	1,385
1990	971
1991	1,150
1992	1,247
1993	1,145
1994	1,025
1995	1,856
1996	1,235
1997	1,334
1998	1,214
1999	1,762
2000	1,796
2001	772
2002	1,057
2003	1,100
2004	847
2005	1,017
2006	827
2007	617
2008	680
2009	1,124
2010	1,229
2011	572
2012	1,008
2013	703
2014	1,192
2015	711
2016	609
2017	446
2018	1,277
2019	2,525
2020	1,086
2021	895
2022	1,516
2023	437
2024	396
2025	734

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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	187
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1