Weather Records on 22 November 1956

423 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 November 1956. Highest significance: Albion, US.

Key Facts for 22 November 1956

On 22 November 1956, 423 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 153 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 410 daily.
Albion set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 22 November 1956.
Across 154 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

423 stations

423 station records on 22 November 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 November 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dharwar	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Natham	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paramakudi	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sunticoppa	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Phaltan	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sangli	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Iluppur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marayur	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppuvanam	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hofmeyer (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hamiota	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mhaswad	India	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Groenkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saaifontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Papane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kuilput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Dearborn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.8 C (7.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Periyanaickampal	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Katdoornput 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

423 records

Records set or tied on 22 November 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 22 November 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 22 November 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 410.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

350 broken records

Margins by which the 350 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 November 1956

Top 20 records on 22 November 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 November 1956	Albion, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1956	Dharwar, IN	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1956	Natham, IN	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1956	Kalamazoo State Hospital, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1956	Bakensrug, ZA	monthly rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1956	Erie Intl AP, US	all-time snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1956	Paramakudi, IN	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1956	Westfield 2 SSE, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1956	Erie Intl AP, US	monthly rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1956	Collingwood, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	86 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1956	Sunticoppa, IN	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1956	Phaltan, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1956	Stratford, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	86 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1956	Sangli, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1956	Barrie, CA	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	85 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1956	Iluppur, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1956	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1956	Marayur, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1956	Wanakena Rngr School, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1956	Hollister 1 SW, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	52 years	33 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

1816 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1956. 1956 had 423 records.

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

Records on 11-22 in each year
Year	Records
1816	2
1821	1
1829	1
1831	1
1835	1
1843	1
1845	3
1855	1
1857	1
1858	6
1861	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	4
1878	4
1879	2
1880	6
1882	2
1883	4
1884	1
1888	3
1890	6
1891	2
1893	1
1894	1
1896	3
1897	6
1898	9
1899	1
1900	7
1901	2
1902	5
1903	4
1904	16
1905	8
1906	25
1907	23
1908	30
1909	29
1910	11
1911	29
1912	9
1913	74
1914	28
1915	16
1916	206
1917	331
1918	12
1919	36
1920	30
1921	36
1922	89
1923	68
1924	196
1925	29
1926	292
1927	136
1928	128
1929	759
1930	269
1931	873
1932	221
1933	269
1934	596
1935	120
1936	159
1937	939
1938	167
1939	244
1940	413
1941	356
1942	707
1943	313
1944	178
1945	433
1946	448
1947	616
1948	490
1949	907
1950	641
1951	263
1952	469
1953	548
1954	476
1955	540
1956	423
1957	469
1958	496
1959	414
1960	384
1961	737
1962	462
1963	966
1964	1,087
1965	559
1966	789
1967	448
1968	385
1969	478
1970	717
1971	602
1972	704
1973	556
1974	597
1975	392
1976	390
1977	1,043
1978	896
1979	1,017
1980	699
1981	850
1982	783
1983	1,215
1984	1,196
1985	2,318
1986	459
1987	906
1988	1,272
1989	937
1990	964
1991	1,109
1992	1,513
1993	1,046
1994	827
1995	869
1996	1,829
1997	694
1998	1,497
1999	1,096
2000	1,291
2001	746
2002	1,190
2003	1,329
2004	1,035
2005	667
2006	1,337
2007	955
2008	1,345
2009	1,188
2010	1,341
2011	1,047
2012	962
2013	925
2014	614
2015	848
2016	801
2017	1,334
2018	691
2019	409
2020	414
2021	543
2022	333
2023	576
2024	843
2025	537

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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	310
25 to 50	23
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	2