Weather Records on 18 November 1956

269 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 1956. Highest significance: Barkly West (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 18 November 1956

On 18 November 1956, 269 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 266 daily.
Barkly West (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 44.0 mm (1.7 in) on 18 November 1956.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

269 stations

269 station records on 18 November 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Amherst	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Honomu Makai 143	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Propria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Musquash	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Afton Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Binghamton Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grootdoornrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hertzogville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sherthala	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wildeperdehoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Klintonel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Webster	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlgren Weapons Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rexton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Amarante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grootkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grootfontein	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wimbledon	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Changenachery	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caninde de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

269 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 141, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 18 November 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 18 November 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 266.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

215 broken records

Margins by which the 215 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 November 1956

Top 20 records on 18 November 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 1956	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1956	Amherst, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1956	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low max	13.0 C (55.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1956	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1956	Qacu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1956	Honomu Makai 143, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1956	Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe), BR	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1956	Nappan Cda, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1956	Taung, ZA	monthly rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1956	St Andrews, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1956	Cooma, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1956	Propria, BR	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1956	Musquash, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1956	Saint John, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1956	Afton Downs Station, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1956	Hakalau 142, US	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1956	Pahala 21, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1956	Binghamton Wb City, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1956	Moncton, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1956	Truro Nsac, CA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	30 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

1793 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1956. 1956 had 269 records.

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

Records on 11-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1823	1
1827	1
1829	2
1835	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	1
1847	1
1852	1
1856	2
1865	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	5
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1887	3
1888	2
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	2
1893	5
1894	3
1895	2
1896	5
1897	7
1898	2
1899	4
1900	16
1901	4
1902	12
1903	13
1904	19
1905	12
1906	24
1907	15
1908	10
1909	14
1910	7
1911	41
1912	81
1913	57
1914	77
1915	22
1916	30
1917	33
1918	61
1919	71
1920	27
1921	109
1922	36
1923	96
1924	191
1925	254
1926	270
1927	310
1928	319
1929	355
1930	471
1931	325
1932	347
1933	310
1934	574
1935	105
1936	362
1937	432
1938	328
1939	195
1940	241
1941	959
1942	575
1943	490
1944	265
1945	260
1946	707
1947	368
1948	363
1949	462
1950	416
1951	981
1952	479
1953	731
1954	339
1955	709
1956	269
1957	1,055
1958	1,219
1959	1,165
1960	507
1961	714
1962	488
1963	563
1964	986
1965	452
1966	273
1967	419
1968	502
1969	540
1970	296
1971	666
1972	478
1973	582
1974	643
1975	520
1976	605
1977	626
1978	960
1979	449
1980	1,771
1981	789
1982	559
1983	601
1984	612
1985	1,531
1986	1,334
1987	660
1988	416
1989	1,261
1990	534
1991	719
1992	764
1993	880
1994	1,103
1995	1,683
1996	1,289
1997	1,049
1998	1,016
1999	853
2000	1,621
2001	1,116
2002	848
2003	1,227
2004	1,169
2005	773
2006	755
2007	963
2008	1,346
2009	802
2010	668
2011	688
2012	520
2013	683
2014	2,530
2015	1,733
2016	1,157
2017	632
2018	646
2019	793
2020	1,618
2021	268
2022	1,287
2023	536
2024	576
2025	576

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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	161
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	2