Weather Records on 12 November 1931

442 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 November 1931. Highest significance: Guthrie Ctr, US.

Key Facts for 12 November 1931

On 12 November 1931, 442 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
306 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 421 daily.
Guthrie Ctr set a daily record precipitation of 54.6 mm (2.1 in) on 12 November 1931.
Across 156 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

442 stations

442 station records on 12 November 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 November 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hukeri	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kalghatgi	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Osmanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coquitlam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Viralimalai	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Peermade Residen	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Le Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Penong (Penalumba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Devala	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yellapur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mascoutah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Baxter	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
North Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

442 records

Records set or tied on 12 November 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 185, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 12 November 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	121
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	185
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 November 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 421.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

341 broken records

Margins by which the 341 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

12 November 1931

Top 20 records on 12 November 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 November 1931	Guthrie Ctr, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1931	Perry, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1931	Barkerville, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1931	Barkerville, CA	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1931	S Bend AP, US	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1931	Hukeri, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1931	Beaconsfield, AU	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1931	Walnut, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1931	Ames 3 SW, US	monthly rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	21 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1931	Emerald Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1931	Natural Brg, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1931	Kalghatgi, IN	monthly rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1931	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1931	Osmanabad, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1931	Cumberland, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1931	Hillsdale, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1931	Reid River Railway Station, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1931	Collegeville St Joe AP, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1931	Hastings, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1931	Wayne, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	26 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

1802 to 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1931. 1931 had 442 records.

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

Records on 11-12 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1804	1
1823	1
1835	3
1848	1
1849	1
1859	1
1862	2
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1881	7
1882	3
1885	1
1886	3
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	2
1894	6
1895	20
1896	1
1897	7
1898	3
1899	1
1901	6
1902	20
1903	7
1904	10
1905	14
1906	15
1907	6
1908	9
1909	30
1910	34
1911	56
1912	21
1913	51
1914	18
1915	20
1916	217
1917	29
1918	16
1919	85
1920	198
1921	141
1922	61
1923	99
1924	355
1925	203
1926	224
1927	193
1928	99
1929	203
1930	191
1931	442
1932	237
1933	267
1934	292
1935	458
1936	418
1937	227
1938	529
1939	171
1940	806
1941	294
1942	173
1943	178
1944	398
1945	500
1946	428
1947	532
1948	156
1949	891
1950	458
1951	489
1952	312
1953	413
1954	393
1955	807
1956	243
1957	282
1958	290
1959	605
1960	629
1961	348
1962	233
1963	273
1964	790
1965	362
1966	517
1967	400
1968	1,185
1969	670
1970	872
1971	566
1972	716
1973	1,029
1974	559
1975	580
1976	1,236
1977	767
1978	1,278
1979	686
1980	860
1981	805
1982	1,338
1983	1,116
1984	738
1985	1,727
1986	1,839
1987	1,480
1988	941
1989	1,385
1990	971
1991	1,150
1992	1,247
1993	1,145
1994	1,025
1995	1,856
1996	1,235
1997	1,334
1998	1,214
1999	1,762
2000	1,796
2001	772
2002	1,057
2003	1,100
2004	847
2005	1,017
2006	827
2007	617
2008	680
2009	1,124
2010	1,229
2011	572
2012	1,008
2013	703
2014	1,192
2015	711
2016	609
2017	446
2018	1,277
2019	2,525
2020	1,086
2021	895
2022	1,516
2023	437
2024	396
2025	734

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	331
25 to 50	7
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1