Weather Records on 13 November 1956

262 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 November 1956. Highest significance: Ardath, AU.

Key Facts for 13 November 1956

On 13 November 1956, 262 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
124 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 260 daily.
Ardath set a daily record precipitation of 38.6 mm (1.5 in) on 13 November 1956.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

262 stations

262 station records on 13 November 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 November 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ardath	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Riachao Do Jacuipe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vosburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mellenbye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.4 C (-19.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cramond, Albert Fall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Serrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Indiga	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Itaberaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alwaye Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.8 C (-12.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kipawa Laniel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palmeiro Dos Indios	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.2 C (-13.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Munnar	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Midvale	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ellabin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canaan Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muralgarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kondut East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morawa West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yallalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roundup	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Billabalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wooramel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koorikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Wachuset	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trout Creek 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

262 records

Records set or tied on 13 November 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 76, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 13 November 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	76
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 13 November 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 260.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

209 broken records

Margins by which the 209 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 124.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 November 1956

Top 20 records on 13 November 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 November 1956	Ardath, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1956	Mundo Novo, BR	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1956	Joao Amaro, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1956	Riachao Do Jacuipe, BR	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1956	Utah Lake Lehi, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1956	Vosburg, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1956	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1956	Mellenbye, AU	monthly rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1956	Tanana AP, US	daily low max	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	13.9 C (25.0 F)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1956	Kargopol, RU	daily low min	-28.4 C (-19.1 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	59 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1956	Ganca, AZ	daily low min	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1956	Kanin Nos, RU	daily low max	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1956	Arhangelsk, RU	daily low max	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	73 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1956	Cramond, Albert Fall, ZA	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1956	Serrinha, BR	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1956	Virden, CA	daily high min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	65 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1956	Indiga, RU	daily low max	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	9.2 C (16.6 F)	18 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1956	Gumri, AM	daily low min	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	7.5 C (13.5 F)	15 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1956	Minsk, BY	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1956	Itaberaba, BR	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	26 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

1795 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1956. 1956 had 262 records.

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

Records on 11-13 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1823	2
1825	1
1826	1
1835	2
1848	1
1852	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	2
1866	4
1869	3
1870	1
1873	4
1874	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	4
1882	2
1883	1
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1893	1
1894	5
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	8
1902	17
1903	6
1904	14
1905	13
1906	29
1907	13
1908	9
1909	33
1910	11
1911	62
1912	30
1913	112
1914	43
1915	26
1916	162
1917	66
1918	10
1919	162
1920	88
1921	100
1922	49
1923	178
1924	188
1925	240
1926	129
1927	93
1928	213
1929	426
1930	346
1931	528
1932	357
1933	252
1934	225
1935	317
1936	292
1937	335
1938	429
1939	266
1940	1,131
1941	321
1942	116
1943	144
1944	759
1945	606
1946	566
1947	241
1948	171
1949	440
1950	321
1951	516
1952	246
1953	465
1954	282
1955	1,493
1956	262
1957	395
1958	644
1959	873
1960	397
1961	540
1962	212
1963	360
1964	618
1965	442
1966	388
1967	467
1968	818
1969	620
1970	433
1971	425
1972	1,035
1973	657
1974	658
1975	763
1976	1,219
1977	570
1978	1,014
1979	500
1980	524
1981	884
1982	1,086
1983	1,057
1984	678
1985	1,636
1986	2,629
1987	722
1988	641
1989	1,107
1990	1,155
1991	984
1992	831
1993	1,582
1994	1,091
1995	1,248
1996	1,076
1997	1,330
1998	1,168
1999	2,053
2000	1,597
2001	818
2002	609
2003	867
2004	804
2005	1,071
2006	897
2007	525
2008	768
2009	1,065
2010	1,631
2011	695
2012	507
2013	718
2014	1,591
2015	623
2016	629
2017	266
2018	1,144
2019	2,622
2020	577
2021	473
2022	1,145
2023	566
2024	364
2025	1,238

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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	14
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1