Weather Records on 12 November 1957

282 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 November 1957. Highest significance: M.O. Amini, IN.

Key Facts for 12 November 1957

On 12 November 1957, 282 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 280 daily.
M.O. Amini set a daily record precipitation of 85.1 mm (3.4 in) on 12 November 1957.
Across 156 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

282 stations

282 station records on 12 November 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 November 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
M.O. Amini	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Korsakov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ponca City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-32.7 C (-26.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Petrun	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-21.9 C (-7.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Race (Aut)	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Amarapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San Benito	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fowlerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

282 records

Records set or tied on 12 November 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 84, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 November 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	84
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 November 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 280.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

224 broken records

Margins by which the 224 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 November 1957

Top 20 records on 12 November 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 November 1957	M.O. Amini, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1957	Korsakov, RU	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1957	Riva, IT	monthly high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1957	Riomedina, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1957	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1957	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1957	Pocomoke City, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	62 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1957	Biskra, DZ	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	73 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1957	Ponca City, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1957	Rio Grande City, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1957	Nanguneri, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1957	Kisinev, MD	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	66 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1957	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	daily high min	3.5 C (38.3 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	65 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1957	Brockton, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	62 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1957	Bedford, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	62 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1957	Kattumavadi, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1957	Newark Ag Farm, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	62 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1957	Johnson 11 ESE, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	62 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1957	Tuckerton 2 NE, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	52 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1957	Dilley, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	25 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

1802 to 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1957. 1957 had 282 records.

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

Records on 11-12 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1804	1
1823	1
1835	3
1848	1
1849	1
1859	1
1862	2
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1881	7
1882	3
1885	1
1886	3
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	2
1894	6
1895	20
1896	1
1897	7
1898	3
1899	1
1901	6
1902	20
1903	7
1904	10
1905	14
1906	15
1907	6
1908	9
1909	30
1910	34
1911	56
1912	21
1913	51
1914	18
1915	20
1916	217
1917	29
1918	16
1919	85
1920	198
1921	141
1922	61
1923	99
1924	355
1925	203
1926	224
1927	193
1928	99
1929	203
1930	191
1931	442
1932	237
1933	267
1934	292
1935	458
1936	418
1937	227
1938	529
1939	171
1940	806
1941	294
1942	173
1943	178
1944	398
1945	500
1946	428
1947	532
1948	156
1949	891
1950	458
1951	489
1952	312
1953	413
1954	393
1955	807
1956	243
1957	282
1958	290
1959	605
1960	629
1961	348
1962	233
1963	273
1964	790
1965	362
1966	517
1967	400
1968	1,185
1969	670
1970	872
1971	566
1972	716
1973	1,029
1974	559
1975	580
1976	1,236
1977	767
1978	1,278
1979	686
1980	860
1981	805
1982	1,338
1983	1,116
1984	738
1985	1,727
1986	1,839
1987	1,480
1988	941
1989	1,385
1990	971
1991	1,150
1992	1,247
1993	1,145
1994	1,025
1995	1,856
1996	1,235
1997	1,334
1998	1,214
1999	1,762
2000	1,796
2001	772
2002	1,057
2003	1,100
2004	847
2005	1,017
2006	827
2007	617
2008	680
2009	1,124
2010	1,229
2011	572
2012	1,008
2013	703
2014	1,192
2015	711
2016	609
2017	446
2018	1,277
2019	2,525
2020	1,086
2021	895
2022	1,516
2023	437
2024	396
2025	734

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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 10	190
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	3