Weather Records on 15 November 1939

374 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 November 1939. Highest significance: Machadodorp, ZA.

Key Facts for 15 November 1939

On 15 November 1939, 374 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
266 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 371 daily.
Machadodorp set a daily record precipitation of 37.3 mm (1.5 in) on 15 November 1939.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

374 stations

374 station records on 15 November 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 November 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Machadodorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kealakekua 2 28.7	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toogoolawah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roodekuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Illawarra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manjeri	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ketty	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rajakkamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvalla	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ambalapuza	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quinyambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Pyramid)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Noorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mandakata	India	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mathabhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ramanathapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapidaram	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Planknek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead St Teachers C	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nullawil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Almurta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

374 records

Records set or tied on 15 November 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 227, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 89, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 15 November 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	227
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	89
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 November 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 371.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

310 broken records

Margins by which the 310 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 November 1939

Top 20 records on 15 November 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 November 1939	Machadodorp, ZA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1939	Kealakekua 2 28.7, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1939	Toogoolawah Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1939	Hay River, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1939	Roodekuil, ZA	monthly rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1939	Illawarra, ZA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1939	Portarlington, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1939	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1939	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1939	Manjeri, IN	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1939	Ketty, IN	monthly rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1939	Dullstroom (Sar), ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1939	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high min	7.5 C (45.5 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	44 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1939	Coloso, PR	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1939	Rajakkamangalam, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1939	Cumberland, ZA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1939	Larimore 4SW, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	45 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1939	Regensburg, DE	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	57 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1939	Thiruvalla, IN	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1939	Kalkfontein, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	9 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

1794 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1939. 1939 had 374 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 10	277
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1