Weather Records on 15 November 1956

645 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 November 1956. Highest significance: Lock (Terre), AU.

Key Facts for 15 November 1956

On 15 November 1956, 645 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
218 were record highs and 176 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 639 daily.
Lock (Terre) set a daily record precipitation of 33.8 mm (1.3 in) on 15 November 1956.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

645 stations

645 station records on 15 November 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 November 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lock (Terre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Esplanada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lencois	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tacaratu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Limoeiro de Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage A Lac Kempt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jacare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Algonquin Park	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.4 C (-15.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leaghur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Portage des Roches	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.1 C (-18.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Platte	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wawaitin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Gouin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

645 records

Records set or tied on 15 November 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 136, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 15 November 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	136
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 15 November 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 639.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

535 broken records

Margins by which the 535 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 November 1956

Top 20 records on 15 November 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 November 1956	Lock (Terre), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1956	Valdez WSO, US	daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1956	Dodgeville Wwtp, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1956	Esplanada, BR	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1956	Lencois, BR	daily rain	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1956	Tacaratu, BR	monthly rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1956	Chicoutimi, CA	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1956	Collegeville St John's, US	daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1956	Mio Hydro Plt, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1956	Galena, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1956	Lansing, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1956	Limoeiro de Anadia, BR	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1956	Collegeville St John's, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1956	Waupaca, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1956	Barrage A Lac Kempt, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1956	Lake Mills Wwtp, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1956	Kapuskasing Cda, CA	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1956	Iowa Falls, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1956	Cheboygan, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1956	Amery, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 years	35 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

1794 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1956. 1956 had 645 records.

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

Records on 11-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1805	3
1823	1
1824	1
1835	2
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1867	3
1869	1
1876	4
1877	3
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	4
1883	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	4
1890	3
1891	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	3
1896	1
1897	6
1898	1
1899	2
1900	7
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	3
1905	22
1906	11
1907	9
1908	28
1909	22
1910	14
1911	35
1912	42
1913	18
1914	44
1915	33
1916	127
1917	369
1918	46
1919	74
1920	184
1921	56
1922	30
1923	67
1924	57
1925	154
1926	383
1927	469
1928	375
1929	279
1930	635
1931	626
1932	482
1933	714
1934	388
1935	175
1936	304
1937	239
1938	221
1939	374
1940	1,180
1941	569
1942	375
1943	278
1944	220
1945	195
1946	386
1947	637
1948	536
1949	244
1950	649
1951	486
1952	481
1953	855
1954	307
1955	1,850
1956	645
1957	448
1958	893
1959	861
1960	574
1961	679
1962	423
1963	482
1964	893
1965	633
1966	519
1967	607
1968	615
1969	1,184
1970	634
1971	657
1972	603
1973	693
1974	392
1975	478
1976	780
1977	412
1978	906
1979	623
1980	562
1981	591
1982	568
1983	1,083
1984	362
1985	1,299
1986	872
1987	759
1988	830
1989	1,113
1990	868
1991	684
1992	675
1993	1,962
1994	960
1995	1,717
1996	1,139
1997	1,951
1998	735
1999	1,049
2000	1,345
2001	1,560
2002	684
2003	567
2004	858
2005	1,132
2006	1,114
2007	647
2008	789
2009	830
2010	1,270
2011	705
2012	302
2013	403
2014	1,651
2015	672
2016	918
2017	437
2018	1,319
2019	507
2020	872
2021	816
2022	848
2023	504
2024	473
2025	1,236

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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 50	513
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1