Weather Records on 23 November 1956

1,038 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 1956. Highest significance: Musiri, IN.

Key Facts for 23 November 1956

On 23 November 1956, 1,038 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 652 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 1,024 daily.
Musiri set a daily record precipitation of 101.3 mm (4.0 in) on 23 November 1956.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,038 stations

1,038 station records on 23 November 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Musiri	India	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Manapparai	India	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Madurai	India	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Viralimalai	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marungapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bhadgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Perumbalur	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chalisgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Niphad	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tirumangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Anicut	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pachora	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vaduj	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shiggaon	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kulithalai	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kilanilai	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ranebennur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dahiwadi	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Peint	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tittagudi	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kodumudi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alangudi	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yeola	India	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mudukulathur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kopargaon	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baramati	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bhor	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kulattur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chandor	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madha	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arasadi	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woudzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kurundwad	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppathur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,038 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 369, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 283, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 111, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 23 November 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	369
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	283
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	111
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 23 November 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 1,024.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

847 broken records

Margins by which the 847 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 1956

Top 20 records on 23 November 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1956	Musiri, IN	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1956	Manapparai, IN	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1956	Madurai, IN	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1956	Viralimalai, IN	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1956	Marungapuri, IN	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1956	Bhadgaon, IN	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1956	Perumbalur, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1956	Chalisgaon, IN	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1956	Nandgaon, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1956	Niphad, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1956	Tirumangalam, IN	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1956	Grand Anicut, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1956	Cap Chat, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1956	Pachora, IN	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1956	Vaduj, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1956	Shiggaon, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1956	Kulithalai, IN	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1956	Kilanilai, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1956	Ranebennur, IN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1956	Dahiwadi, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	38 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

1821 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1956. 1956 had 1,038 records.

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

Records on 11-23 in each year
Year	Records
1821	3
1829	2
1831	2
1835	1
1846	1
1851	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	5
1861	1
1864	1
1865	3
1871	1
1872	2
1874	2
1877	1
1880	4
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1888	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	1
1893	1
1896	1
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	3
1901	1
1902	7
1903	4
1904	22
1905	12
1906	21
1907	27
1908	47
1909	35
1910	8
1911	78
1912	22
1913	61
1914	43
1915	27
1916	73
1917	214
1918	31
1919	33
1920	36
1921	28
1922	36
1923	104
1924	261
1925	129
1926	130
1927	364
1928	185
1929	516
1930	147
1931	1,232
1932	201
1933	221
1934	317
1935	252
1936	249
1937	497
1938	494
1939	216
1940	540
1941	526
1942	460
1943	149
1944	212
1945	316
1946	361
1947	739
1948	513
1949	434
1950	1,012
1951	386
1952	385
1953	568
1954	515
1955	600
1956	1,038
1957	561
1958	440
1959	418
1960	195
1961	572
1962	349
1963	652
1964	775
1965	870
1966	721
1967	403
1968	443
1969	237
1970	861
1971	1,124
1972	679
1973	823
1974	495
1975	735
1976	420
1977	964
1978	840
1979	1,276
1980	879
1981	905
1982	1,035
1983	1,739
1984	1,228
1985	1,983
1986	501
1987	568
1988	1,162
1989	1,381
1990	756
1991	1,160
1992	1,462
1993	1,363
1994	900
1995	942
1996	1,284
1997	501
1998	1,394
1999	1,540
2000	731
2001	1,031
2002	1,099
2003	1,837
2004	977
2005	1,047
2006	1,154
2007	990
2008	1,288
2009	874
2010	1,529
2011	1,200
2012	661
2013	978
2014	774
2015	626
2016	642
2017	1,755
2018	692
2019	320
2020	422
2021	336
2022	298
2023	406
2024	622
2025	580

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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 100	834
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1