Weather Records on 6 November 1937

124 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 November 1937. Highest significance: Nerang Gilston Rd, AU.

Key Facts for 6 November 1937

On 6 November 1937, 124 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 122 daily.
Nerang Gilston Rd set a daily record precipitation of 95.3 mm (3.8 in) on 6 November 1937.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

124 stations

124 station records on 6 November 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 November 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kulasekarapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kunderang East (Kenebree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aberfeldy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leongatha (Veronica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Koo Wee Rup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Attunga (Garthowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Queenscliff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elandshoek, Boston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Skjomen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pinnaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Katella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Palani	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tintinara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Neerim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
The Meadows	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
South Grafton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Coffs Harbour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

124 records

Records set or tied on 6 November 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 73.

Records on 6 November 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	73
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 November 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 122.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

105 broken records

Margins by which the 105 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 November 1937

Top 20 records on 6 November 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 November 1937	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1937	Kulasekarapatnam, IN	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1937	Murwillumbah Post Office, AU	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1937	Dargo, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1937	Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1937	Kendall Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1937	Laurieton (Elouera St), AU	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1937	Condong Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1937	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1937	Kunderang East (Kenebree), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1937	Aberfoyle, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1937	Aberfeldy, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1937	Beenleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1937	Astoria, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1937	Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1937	Leongatha (Veronica), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1937	Grafton City Council, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1937	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1937	Koo Wee Rup, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1937	Dinmore Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	23 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1937. 1937 had 124 records.

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

Records on 11-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	1
1812	1
1819	1
1828	2
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1842	3
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1856	2
1858	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	3
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	4
1904	6
1905	15
1906	13
1907	13
1908	21
1909	7
1910	52
1911	27
1912	53
1913	20
1914	36
1915	20
1916	127
1917	30
1918	40
1919	60
1920	53
1921	98
1922	84
1923	119
1924	737
1925	139
1926	123
1927	405
1928	86
1929	89
1930	439
1931	284
1932	307
1933	661
1934	626
1935	527
1936	356
1937	124
1938	1,098
1939	390
1940	201
1941	512
1942	373
1943	238
1944	459
1945	498
1946	682
1947	405
1948	1,219
1949	517
1950	314
1951	1,832
1952	193
1953	1,218
1954	442
1955	311
1956	431
1957	359
1958	227
1959	1,800
1960	388
1961	480
1962	343
1963	493
1964	259
1965	272
1966	548
1967	889
1968	463
1969	756
1970	407
1971	789
1972	387
1973	1,110
1974	355
1975	1,381
1976	653
1977	966
1978	762
1979	581
1980	1,353
1981	673
1982	698
1983	650
1984	536
1985	664
1986	810
1987	806
1988	1,010
1989	1,048
1990	1,240
1991	2,360
1992	1,450
1993	965
1994	1,368
1995	1,464
1996	1,720
1997	849
1998	752
1999	1,367
2000	1,575
2001	879
2002	1,220
2003	2,143
2004	828
2005	1,176
2006	1,397
2007	591
2008	1,266
2009	916
2010	1,349
2011	1,046
2012	894
2013	871
2014	453
2015	1,664
2016	838
2017	1,069
2018	633
2019	561
2020	1,351
2021	456
2022	907
2023	719
2024	1,239
2025	502

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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 20	91
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1