Weather Records on 19 November 1957

502 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 November 1957. Highest significance: Prentice #2, US.

Key Facts for 19 November 1957

On 19 November 1957, 502 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 471 daily.
Prentice #2 set a monthly record daily snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 19 November 1957.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

502 stations

502 station records on 19 November 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 November 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Moe Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.4 cm (15.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Big St Germain Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta Dam 35	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville Lock 6	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrone Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edmonton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grant Dam 38	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville Dam 2O	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Dam 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gest Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport Lock 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Altapass	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

502 records

Records set or tied on 19 November 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 241, Heaviest daily snowfall 106, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 19 November 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	106
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 19 November 1957 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 29, daily 471.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

411 broken records

Margins by which the 411 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 November 1957

Top 20 records on 19 November 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 November 1957	Prentice #2, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 November 1957	Moe Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1957	Alta, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1957	Ashland Exp Farm, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	29 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1957	Minocqua, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1957	Ironwood, US	daily snowfall	40.4 cm (15.9 in)	25.2 cm (9.9 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1957	Zumbrota, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1957	Griffin, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1957	Big St Germain Dam, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1957	Winter, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1957	Hartwell, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1957	Rest Lake, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1957	Maysville Wwtp, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1957	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1957	Experiment, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1957	Woodbury, US	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1957	Munfordville 5 NW, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1957	Oneonta Dam 35, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1957	Phelps, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1957	Hampton, US	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	63 years	46 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

1793 to 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1957. 1957 had 502 records.

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

Records on 11-19 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1805	1
1816	3
1829	2
1835	1
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1851	1
1855	1
1858	2
1861	1
1864	1
1865	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	10
1891	4
1892	1
1894	2
1896	4
1897	6
1898	2
1899	1
1900	14
1901	13
1902	18
1903	14
1904	21
1905	15
1906	35
1907	7
1908	12
1909	13
1910	24
1911	30
1912	24
1913	54
1914	62
1915	24
1916	14
1917	31
1918	16
1919	56
1920	12
1921	110
1922	32
1923	74
1924	142
1925	363
1926	267
1927	110
1928	228
1929	90
1930	724
1931	232
1932	437
1933	519
1934	500
1935	81
1936	519
1937	672
1938	283
1939	310
1940	231
1941	876
1942	724
1943	504
1944	316
1945	243
1946	723
1947	474
1948	736
1949	408
1950	715
1951	896
1952	183
1953	688
1954	468
1955	573
1956	357
1957	502
1958	270
1959	380
1960	216
1961	352
1962	570
1963	650
1964	811
1965	321
1966	238
1967	353
1968	365
1969	815
1970	306
1971	455
1972	589
1973	607
1974	524
1975	799
1976	392
1977	964
1978	1,840
1979	527
1980	796
1981	632
1982	634
1983	755
1984	522
1985	2,642
1986	1,613
1987	776
1988	626
1989	1,199
1990	525
1991	619
1992	986
1993	932
1994	1,197
1995	1,189
1996	1,854
1997	710
1998	994
1999	590
2000	1,609
2001	998
2002	828
2003	1,367
2004	692
2005	554
2006	754
2007	1,149
2008	1,675
2009	828
2010	599
2011	858
2012	516
2013	458
2014	2,311
2015	1,050
2016	830
2017	449
2018	407
2019	531
2020	1,117
2021	449
2022	1,316
2023	659
2024	889
2025	652

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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 50	346
50 to 100	36
100 to 150	19
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1