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Weather Records on 15 November 1889

4 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 November 1889. Highest significance: Adelaide West Terrace, AU.

Key Facts for 15 November 1889

  • On 15 November 1889, 4 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 4 daily.
  • Adelaide West Terrace set a daily record precipitation of 32.5 mm (1.3 in) on 15 November 1889.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

4 stations
Weather records on 15 November 1889 4 station records on 15 November 1889 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
4 station records on 15 November 1889 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 15 November 1889: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Adelaide West TerraceAustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.5 mm (1.3 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicRecord low maximum temperature-0.7 C (30.7 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

4 records
Records on 15 November 1889 by type Records set or tied on 15 November 1889 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 01122Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 15 November 1889 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 15 November 1889 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 15 November 1889 by timescale Records on 15 November 1889 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 4. 01234all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 4all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 15 November 1889 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 4.
Records on 15 November 1889 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily4

How Much Records Were Beaten By

3 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 November 1889 Margins by which the 3 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.7. Ties are not counted. 001110 to 2: 12 to 4: 04 to 6: 06 to 8: 18 to 10: 010 to 12: 012 to 14: 014 to 16: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 1414 to 16
Margins by which the 3 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 November 1889
MarginRecords
0 to 21
2 to 40
4 to 60
6 to 81
8 to 100
10 to 120
12 to 140
14 to 161

Top 20 by Significance

15 November 1889
Top 4 records on 15 November 1889 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
15 November 1889Adelaide West Terrace, AUdaily rain32.5 mm (1.3 in)14.7 mm (0.6 in)40 years43 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1889Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)20 years14 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1889Praha-Klementinum, CZdaily low max (Tie)-0.7 C (30.7 F)tie102 years10 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1889Armagh, GBdaily high min8.3 C (46.9 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)12 years7 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

1794 to 1889
Records on 11-15 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1889. 1889 had 4 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001794: 11805: 31823: 11824: 11835: 21846: 11850: 11852: 11856: 11859: 11867: 31869: 11876: 41877: 31878: 21879: 31880: 11881: 21882: 41883: 31886: 11887: 11888: 31889: 41890: 31891: 71892: 11893: 21894: 51895: 31896: 11897: 61898: 11899: 21900: 71901: 91902: 51903: 81904: 31905: 221906: 111907: 91908: 281909: 221910: 141911: 351912: 421913: 181914: 441915: 331916: 1271917: 3691918: 461919: 741920: 1841921: 561922: 301923: 671924: 571925: 1541926: 3831927: 4691928: 3751929: 2791930: 6351931: 6261932: 4821933: 7141934: 3881935: 1751936: 3041937: 2391938: 2211939: 3741940: 1,1801941: 5691942: 3751943: 2781944: 2201945: 1951946: 3861947: 6371948: 5361949: 2441950: 6491951: 4861952: 4811953: 8551954: 3071955: 1,8501956: 6451957: 4481958: 8931959: 8611960: 5741961: 6791962: 4231963: 4821964: 8931965: 6331966: 5191967: 6071968: 6151969: 1,1841970: 6341971: 6571972: 6031973: 6931974: 3921975: 4781976: 7801977: 4121978: 9061979: 6231980: 5621981: 5911982: 5681983: 1,0831984: 3621985: 1,2991986: 8721987: 7591988: 8301989: 1,1131990: 8681991: 6841992: 6751993: 1,9621994: 9601995: 1,7171996: 1,1391997: 1,9511998: 7351999: 1,0492000: 1,3452001: 1,5602002: 6842003: 5672004: 8582005: 1,1322006: 1,1142007: 6472008: 7892009: 8302010: 1,2702011: 7052012: 3022013: 4032014: 1,6512015: 6722016: 9182017: 4372018: 1,2932019: 4972020: 8692021: 8112022: 8472023: 5042024: 4732025: 1,2371794188018981914193019461962197819942010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1889. 1889 had 4 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 11-15 in each year
YearRecords
17941
18053
18231
18241
18352
18461
18501
18521
18561
18591
18673
18691
18764
18773
18782
18793
18801
18812
18824
18833
18861
18871
18883
18894
18903
18917
18921
18932
18945
18953
18961
18976
18981
18992
19007
19019
19025
19038
19043
190522
190611
19079
190828
190922
191014
191135
191242
191318
191444
191533
1916127
1917369
191846
191974
1920184
192156
192230
192367
192457
1925154
1926383
1927469
1928375
1929279
1930635
1931626
1932482
1933714
1934388
1935175
1936304
1937239
1938221
1939374
19401,180
1941569
1942375
1943278
1944220
1945195
1946386
1947637
1948536
1949244
1950649
1951486
1952481
1953855
1954307
19551,850
1956645
1957448
1958893
1959861
1960574
1961679
1962423
1963482
1964893
1965633
1966519
1967607
1968615
19691,184
1970634
1971657
1972603
1973693
1974392
1975478
1976780
1977412
1978906
1979623
1980562
1981591
1982568
19831,083
1984362
19851,299
1986872
1987759
1988830
19891,113
1990868
1991684
1992675
19931,962
1994960
19951,717
19961,139
19971,951
1998735
19991,049
20001,345
20011,560
2002684
2003567
2004858
20051,132
20061,114
2007647
2008789
2009830
20101,270
2011705
2012302
2013403
20141,651
2015672
2016918
2017437
20181,293
2019497
2020869
2021811
2022847
2023504
2024473
20251,237

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).