Weather Records on 24 November 1957

282 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 November 1957. Highest significance: Dinokana, ZA.

Key Facts for 24 November 1957

On 24 November 1957, 282 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 238 daily.
Dinokana set a daily record precipitation of 70.4 mm (2.8 in) on 24 November 1957.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

282 stations

282 station records on 24 November 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 November 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dinokana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paint Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rexton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uvalde	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Excelsior (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dilley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eastland	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yabba Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ozuluama	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ona	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
West Takone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Campestre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wills Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uvalde	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pearsall	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dilley	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Selbourne (Kirnbrae)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dilley	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dras	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

282 records

Records set or tied on 24 November 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 71, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 24 November 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	71
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 24 November 1957 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 40, daily 238.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

212 broken records

Margins by which the 212 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 November 1957

Top 20 records on 24 November 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 November 1957	Dinokana, ZA	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1957	Fredericksburg, US	monthly snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1957	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	monthly low min	1.0 C (33.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1957	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1957	Jamestown, ZA	monthly rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1957	Pearsall, US	monthly snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1957	Paint Rock, US	monthly snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	7.8 cm (3.1 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1957	Dublin 2SE, US	all-time snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1957	Kerrville, US	monthly snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1957	Rexton, CA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1957	Blanco, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	58 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1957	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	73 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1957	Cuatro Cienegas (Smn), MX	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	50 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1957	Carrizo Springs 3S, US	all-time snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1957	Gatesville, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	55 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1957	Hornindal, NO	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1957	Hondo, US	monthly low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	45 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1957	Uvalde, US	all-time snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1957	Cranbrook (Cranbrook House), AU	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	14 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1957	Kazalinsk, KZ	monthly low min	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	7 years	28 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

1793 to 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1957. 1957 had 282 records.

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

Records on 11-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1812	1
1824	2
1831	1
1836	1
1838	1
1841	1
1846	1
1852	2
1853	1
1856	2
1858	3
1863	1
1865	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	1
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	6
1889	1
1890	6
1892	3
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	12
1903	8
1904	15
1905	17
1906	19
1907	14
1908	53
1909	30
1910	9
1911	47
1912	24
1913	26
1914	64
1915	20
1916	97
1917	110
1918	18
1919	43
1920	21
1921	60
1922	66
1923	164
1924	261
1925	132
1926	107
1927	410
1928	110
1929	226
1930	368
1931	945
1932	186
1933	211
1934	100
1935	221
1936	216
1937	302
1938	778
1939	234
1940	439
1941	166
1942	490
1943	192
1944	418
1945	226
1946	368
1947	745
1948	459
1949	487
1950	1,821
1951	627
1952	762
1953	280
1954	315
1955	621
1956	732
1957	282
1958	650
1959	665
1960	318
1961	660
1962	299
1963	351
1964	330
1965	1,334
1966	840
1967	294
1968	271
1969	284
1970	1,493
1971	836
1972	633
1973	1,513
1974	434
1975	844
1976	412
1977	1,071
1978	703
1979	1,458
1980	1,053
1981	910
1982	1,223
1983	1,370
1984	1,074
1985	2,300
1986	713
1987	781
1988	904
1989	1,005
1990	1,031
1991	928
1992	1,515
1993	2,296
1994	792
1995	956
1996	1,232
1997	489
1998	893
1999	1,202
2000	705
2001	1,808
2002	755
2003	1,166
2004	1,255
2005	1,115
2006	992
2007	1,001
2008	777
2009	889
2010	1,626
2011	1,046
2012	370
2013	1,155
2014	1,016
2015	493
2016	452
2017	1,526
2018	535
2019	323
2020	391
2021	451
2022	378
2023	554
2024	755
2025	453

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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	196
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1