Weather Records on 3 November 1957

453 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1957. Highest significance: Pte de Chassiron, FR.

Key Facts for 3 November 1957

On 3 November 1957, 453 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
121 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 424 daily.
Pte de Chassiron set a monthly record daily precipitation of 59.4 mm (2.3 in) on 3 November 1957.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

453 stations

453 station records on 3 November 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Price Game Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Emery	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Orderville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cordes	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Myton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Minersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boona-Choppa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tonto Springs Rs 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Table Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Post	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Baldy Fc 85 F	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mannersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Antonio Cn Mouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mowbray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Damra	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Visalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Adams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Windermere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

453 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 273, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 November 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	273
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 November 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 424.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

404 broken records

Margins by which the 404 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1957

Top 20 records on 3 November 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1957	Pte de Chassiron, FR	monthly rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1957	Wendover AP AWOS, US	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1957	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	monthly rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1957	Price Game Farm, US	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1957	Emery, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1957	Orderville, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1957	Cordes, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1957	Myton, US	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1957	Flagstaff AP, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1957	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1957	Williams, US	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1957	Burnett Heads Niell St, AU	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1957	Grindstone Island, CA	monthly rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1957	Tropic, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1957	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1957	Rosedale Post Office, AU	monthly rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1957	Duchesne, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1957	Minersville, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1957	Boona-Choppa, AU	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1957	Fairymead Sugar Mill, AU	monthly rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	6 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

1821 to 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1957. 1957 had 453 records.

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

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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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	392
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1