Weather Records on 14 November 1956

556 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 November 1956. Highest significance: Appleton, US.

Key Facts for 14 November 1956

On 14 November 1956, 556 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
267 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 541 daily.
Appleton set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 14 November 1956.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

556 stations

556 station records on 14 November 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 November 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kumminin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kitlane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vosburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Millston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Itaete (Iguacu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lagarto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gilavin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-17.7 C (0.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uaua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kondinin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ruel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dumont 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Breakell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aguas Belas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caninde de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.6 C (-17.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rita de Cassia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kipawa Laniel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.1 C (-11.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Senhor Do Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ipira (Camisao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bencubbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

556 records

Records set or tied on 14 November 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 146, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 14 November 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	146
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 14 November 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 541.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

462 broken records

Margins by which the 462 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 November 1956

Top 20 records on 14 November 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 November 1956	Appleton, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1956	Kumminin, AU	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1956	Fort Hill, AU	monthly rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1956	Kitlane, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1956	Kellerberrin, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1956	Conceicao, BR	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1956	Vosburg, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1956	St Albans, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1956	Anadia, BR	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1956	Prairie du Sac 2 N, US	monthly rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1956	Sao Benedito, BR	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1956	Timbauba, BR	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1956	Millston, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1956	Monte Santo, BR	daily rain	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1956	Itaete (Iguacu), BR	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1956	Lagarto, BR	daily rain	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1956	Ardmore 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1956	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	6.0 C (42.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1956	Chadron 3SW, US	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1956	Gilavin, AU	monthly rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	27 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

1801 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1956. 1956 had 556 records.

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

Records on 11-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	2
1820	1
1823	2
1825	1
1835	3
1839	1
1842	1
1847	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	1
1873	4
1874	2
1875	3
1876	3
1879	3
1880	3
1881	2
1882	1
1883	3
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	2
1891	4
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	3
1896	2
1897	5
1899	6
1900	3
1901	12
1902	14
1903	5
1904	17
1905	37
1906	27
1907	5
1908	20
1909	39
1910	7
1911	18
1912	19
1913	32
1914	48
1915	45
1916	86
1917	222
1918	25
1919	122
1920	70
1921	70
1922	37
1923	125
1924	114
1925	147
1926	290
1927	189
1928	296
1929	430
1930	437
1931	490
1932	370
1933	390
1934	229
1935	105
1936	348
1937	306
1938	327
1939	343
1940	1,448
1941	429
1942	310
1943	255
1944	467
1945	325
1946	289
1947	371
1948	171
1949	438
1950	551
1951	817
1952	327
1953	849
1954	201
1955	1,660
1956	556
1957	668
1958	862
1959	1,147
1960	315
1961	614
1962	314
1963	521
1964	872
1965	497
1966	415
1967	555
1968	615
1969	824
1970	526
1971	694
1972	1,159
1973	656
1974	485
1975	734
1976	1,079
1977	589
1978	799
1979	551
1980	497
1981	611
1982	644
1983	918
1984	488
1985	1,510
1986	2,074
1987	548
1988	791
1989	1,028
1990	1,203
1991	771
1992	770
1993	2,410
1994	1,318
1995	1,250
1996	879
1997	1,954
1998	877
1999	1,484
2000	1,448
2001	1,251
2002	516
2003	556
2004	1,008
2005	971
2006	1,012
2007	484
2008	720
2009	960
2010	1,606
2011	701
2012	346
2013	525
2014	1,706
2015	675
2016	699
2017	348
2018	906
2019	1,265
2020	592
2021	678
2022	878
2023	545
2024	454
2025	1,288

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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	434
25 to 50	19
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1