Weather Records on 15 November 1937

239 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 November 1937. Highest significance: Gotska Sandon, SE.

Key Facts for 15 November 1937

On 15 November 1937, 239 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 231 daily.
Gotska Sandon set a monthly record daily precipitation of 47.3 mm (1.9 in) on 15 November 1937.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

239 stations

239 station records on 15 November 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 November 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tiruppathur	India	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sivaganga	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ponnamaravathi	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jayamkondam	India	Record daily precipitation	206.5 mm (8.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vaniyambadi	India	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vanur	India	Record daily precipitation	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Creek (Leneva)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gudur	India	Record daily precipitation	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arkonam	India	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Villupuram	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mayuram	India	Record daily precipitation	204.2 mm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Novo	India	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wandiwash	India	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Virudhunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quilon Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Panruti	India	Record daily precipitation	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumannarkoil	India	Record daily precipitation	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tirukoilur	India	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ariyalur	India	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wallajah	India	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tindivanam	India	Record daily precipitation	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvallur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gudiyatham	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marungapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Satyavedu	India	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ambur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chidambaram	India	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kancheepuram	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dindigul	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salina	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rapur	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvannamalai	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kallakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ulundurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chittoor	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Changenachery	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sholingur	India	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

239 records

Records set or tied on 15 November 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 15 November 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 15 November 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 231.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

213 broken records

Margins by which the 213 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 240.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 November 1937

Top 20 records on 15 November 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 November 1937	Gotska Sandon, SE	monthly rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1937	Tiruppathur, IN	daily rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1937	Sivaganga, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1937	Ponnamaravathi, IN	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1937	Jayamkondam, IN	daily rain	206.5 mm (8.1 in)	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1937	Vaniyambadi, IN	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1937	Clarksville 2NE, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1937	Vanur, IN	daily rain	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1937	Tiruttani, IN	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1937	White Cliffs, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1937	Middle Creek (Leneva), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1937	Gudur, IN	daily rain	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	2 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1937	Arkonam, IN	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1937	Villupuram, IN	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1937	Mayuram, IN	daily rain	204.2 mm (8.0 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1937	McPherson, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1937	Srimushnam, IN	daily rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	2 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1937	Ellsworth, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1937	Larned, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1937	Porto Novo, IN	daily rain	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 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

1794 to 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1937. 1937 had 239 records.

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

Records on 11-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1805	3
1823	1
1824	1
1835	2
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1867	3
1869	1
1876	4
1877	3
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	4
1883	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	4
1890	3
1891	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	3
1896	1
1897	6
1898	1
1899	2
1900	7
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	3
1905	22
1906	11
1907	9
1908	28
1909	22
1910	14
1911	35
1912	42
1913	18
1914	44
1915	33
1916	127
1917	369
1918	46
1919	74
1920	184
1921	56
1922	30
1923	67
1924	57
1925	154
1926	383
1927	469
1928	375
1929	279
1930	635
1931	626
1932	482
1933	714
1934	388
1935	175
1936	304
1937	239
1938	221
1939	374
1940	1,180
1941	569
1942	375
1943	278
1944	220
1945	195
1946	386
1947	637
1948	536
1949	244
1950	649
1951	486
1952	481
1953	855
1954	307
1955	1,850
1956	645
1957	448
1958	893
1959	861
1960	574
1961	679
1962	423
1963	482
1964	893
1965	633
1966	519
1967	607
1968	615
1969	1,184
1970	634
1971	657
1972	603
1973	693
1974	392
1975	478
1976	780
1977	412
1978	906
1979	623
1980	562
1981	591
1982	568
1983	1,083
1984	362
1985	1,299
1986	872
1987	759
1988	830
1989	1,113
1990	868
1991	684
1992	675
1993	1,962
1994	960
1995	1,717
1996	1,139
1997	1,951
1998	735
1999	1,049
2000	1,345
2001	1,560
2002	684
2003	567
2004	858
2005	1,132
2006	1,114
2007	647
2008	789
2009	830
2010	1,270
2011	705
2012	302
2013	403
2014	1,651
2015	672
2016	918
2017	437
2018	1,319
2019	507
2020	872
2021	816
2022	848
2023	504
2024	473
2025	1,236

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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 50	184
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1