Weather Records on 30 November 1956

304 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 November 1956. Highest significance: Mallow, ZA.

Key Facts for 30 November 1956

On 30 November 1956, 304 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
120 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 293 daily.
Mallow set a daily record precipitation of 90.0 mm (3.5 in) on 30 November 1956.
Across 158 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

304 stations

304 station records on 30 November 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 November 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mallow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gladysvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zitacuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nylsvley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goorganga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Makapuu Point 724	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Besonderheid"Byzonderhd."	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boynedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yacamunda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-24.6 C (-12.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sarina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mantuan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Many Peaks Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orman Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wannamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Latham East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nyerilup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lancewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Reriutaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ruel	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cinclare	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

304 records

Records set or tied on 30 November 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 81, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 30 November 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	81
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 30 November 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 293.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

213 broken records

Margins by which the 213 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 November 1956

Top 20 records on 30 November 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 November 1956	Mallow, ZA	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1956	Wrangell AP, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1956	Umea, SE	monthly low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1956	Gladysvale, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1956	Zitacuaro, MX	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1956	Lake Pingrup, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1956	Nylsvley, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1956	Goorganga, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1956	Anakie Richardson St, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1956	Makapuu Point 724, US	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1956	Oenpelli, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1956	Besonderheid"Byzonderhd.", ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1956	Mana 1026, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1956	Winkelman 6 S, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	50 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1956	Erie Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1956	Ovre Sirdal, NO	daily snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1956	Pitea, SE	daily low max	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	67 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1956	Simferopol, UA	daily high min	10.5 C (50.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	66 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1956	Tropic, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	62 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1956	Kalamia Estate, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	26 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

1797 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1956. 1956 had 304 records.

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

Records on 11-30 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1807	2
1815	2
1817	1
1821	1
1827	2
1836	1
1840	1
1846	1
1849	2
1866	1
1867	1
1871	2
1875	7
1876	2
1879	2
1881	1
1885	7
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	3
1894	1
1895	7
1896	5
1897	5
1898	1
1899	7
1900	4
1901	8
1902	7
1903	22
1904	6
1905	16
1906	21
1907	6
1908	51
1909	20
1910	22
1911	22
1912	19
1913	54
1914	68
1915	37
1916	64
1917	26
1918	32
1919	87
1920	138
1921	42
1922	46
1923	144
1924	95
1925	102
1926	84
1927	600
1928	187
1929	883
1930	185
1931	375
1932	372
1933	1,006
1934	1,282
1935	84
1936	186
1937	375
1938	165
1939	321
1940	330
1941	298
1942	218
1943	238
1944	422
1945	147
1946	343
1947	544
1948	332
1949	323
1950	382
1951	348
1952	829
1953	307
1954	470
1955	576
1956	304
1957	226
1958	676
1959	339
1960	219
1961	412
1962	802
1963	566
1964	1,042
1965	309
1966	730
1967	802
1968	516
1969	625
1970	995
1971	501
1972	414
1973	635
1974	912
1975	2,018
1976	1,789
1977	935
1978	761
1979	837
1980	697
1981	1,361
1982	1,142
1983	1,137
1984	571
1985	2,887
1986	798
1987	913
1988	686
1989	781
1990	483
1991	2,104
1992	676
1993	756
1994	762
1995	1,472
1996	1,054
1997	987
1998	2,289
1999	1,170
2000	962
2001	1,431
2002	862
2003	634
2004	1,344
2005	883
2006	2,656
2007	739
2008	855
2009	951
2010	1,915
2011	1,108
2012	1,059
2013	505
2014	822
2015	880
2016	634
2017	307
2018	493
2019	1,060
2020	323
2021	1,049
2022	559
2023	583
2024	672
2025	858

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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	193
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1