Weather Records on 13 November 1957

395 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 November 1957. Highest significance: Arkadelphia 2 N, US.

Key Facts for 13 November 1957

On 13 November 1957, 395 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 388 daily.
Arkadelphia 2 N set a monthly record daily precipitation of 167.6 mm (6.6 in) on 13 November 1957.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

395 stations

395 station records on 13 November 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 November 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Napoklu	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morehouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Naples 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Council	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Samburg Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Three Lynx	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hadagalli	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Porte	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sunticoppa	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nargund	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brooks 1	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

395 records

Records set or tied on 13 November 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 278, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 13 November 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	278
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 13 November 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 388.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

344 broken records

Margins by which the 344 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

13 November 1957

Top 20 records on 13 November 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 November 1957	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	monthly rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1957	Lake Charles Chenault, US	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1957	Ashland, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1957	Malvern, US	daily rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1957	Hope 3 NE, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1957	Paducah, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1957	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1957	La Pryor, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1957	Prospect 2 SW, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1957	Napoklu, IN	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1957	Dardanelle, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1957	Morehouse, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1957	Georgetown, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1957	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1957	Jefferson, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1957	Cairo 3N, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1957	El Dorado Goodwin Fld, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1957	Amity, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1957	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1957	Naples 1 SW, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	41 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

1795 to 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1957. 1957 had 395 records.

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

Records on 11-13 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1823	2
1825	1
1826	1
1835	2
1848	1
1852	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	2
1866	4
1869	3
1870	1
1873	4
1874	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	4
1882	2
1883	1
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1893	1
1894	5
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	8
1902	17
1903	6
1904	14
1905	13
1906	29
1907	13
1908	9
1909	33
1910	11
1911	62
1912	30
1913	112
1914	43
1915	26
1916	162
1917	66
1918	10
1919	162
1920	88
1921	100
1922	49
1923	178
1924	188
1925	240
1926	129
1927	93
1928	213
1929	426
1930	346
1931	528
1932	357
1933	252
1934	225
1935	317
1936	292
1937	335
1938	429
1939	266
1940	1,131
1941	321
1942	116
1943	144
1944	759
1945	606
1946	566
1947	241
1948	171
1949	440
1950	321
1951	516
1952	246
1953	465
1954	282
1955	1,493
1956	262
1957	395
1958	644
1959	873
1960	397
1961	540
1962	212
1963	360
1964	618
1965	442
1966	388
1967	467
1968	818
1969	620
1970	433
1971	425
1972	1,035
1973	657
1974	658
1975	763
1976	1,219
1977	570
1978	1,014
1979	500
1980	524
1981	884
1982	1,086
1983	1,057
1984	678
1985	1,636
1986	2,629
1987	722
1988	641
1989	1,107
1990	1,155
1991	984
1992	831
1993	1,582
1994	1,091
1995	1,248
1996	1,076
1997	1,330
1998	1,168
1999	2,053
2000	1,597
2001	818
2002	609
2003	867
2004	804
2005	1,071
2006	897
2007	525
2008	768
2009	1,065
2010	1,631
2011	695
2012	507
2013	718
2014	1,591
2015	623
2016	629
2017	266
2018	1,144
2019	2,622
2020	577
2021	473
2022	1,145
2023	566
2024	364
2025	1,238

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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	283
25 to 50	42
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1