Weather Records on 7 November 1940

198 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 November 1940. Highest significance: Conconully, US.

Key Facts for 7 November 1940

On 7 November 1940, 198 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 196 daily.
Conconully set a daily record precipitation of 29.5 mm (1.2 in) on 7 November 1940.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

198 stations

198 station records on 7 November 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 November 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Conconully	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hope Little Mountain	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morekulam	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stockton 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Simon	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Simon 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fanny Cove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stockdill Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln (White Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dunvegan	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cheljabinsk-Balandi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dudleys	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaragan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

198 records

Records set or tied on 7 November 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 67, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 7 November 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	67
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 7 November 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 196.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

147 broken records

Margins by which the 147 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 November 1940

Top 20 records on 7 November 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 November 1940	Conconully, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1940	Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1940	Rawsonville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1940	Gleichen, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1940	Edmonton, CA	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1940	Wetaskiwin, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	21 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1940	Bella Coola, CA	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	13 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1940	Hope Little Mountain, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1940	Lacombe Cda, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1940	Morekulam, IN	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1940	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1940	Edmonton, CA	daily low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1940	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1940	Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1940	Biser, RU	daily rain	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1940	Ft Stockton 1, US	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1940	Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A, CA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1940	Malmesbury, ZA	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1940	Clifton, US	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1940	Gleichen, CA	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	37 years	20 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1940. 1940 had 198 records.

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

Records on 11-07 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1834	1
1835	1
1842	1
1845	2
1847	1
1851	1
1852	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	3
1864	3
1868	2
1871	1
1873	1
1876	1
1878	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1889	3
1890	5
1891	3
1893	4
1894	1
1895	9
1896	2
1899	14
1900	3
1901	2
1902	9
1903	16
1904	4
1905	4
1906	14
1907	12
1908	18
1909	11
1910	44
1911	19
1912	68
1913	25
1914	35
1915	26
1916	94
1917	34
1918	41
1919	59
1920	18
1921	112
1922	72
1923	90
1924	858
1925	438
1926	79
1927	398
1928	104
1929	104
1930	476
1931	500
1932	320
1933	449
1934	714
1935	302
1936	649
1937	209
1938	1,381
1939	214
1940	198
1941	344
1942	467
1943	550
1944	612
1945	846
1946	471
1947	313
1948	516
1949	554
1950	212
1951	1,356
1952	249
1953	1,170
1954	297
1955	487
1956	295
1957	314
1958	206
1959	1,315
1960	374
1961	347
1962	337
1963	694
1964	277
1965	241
1966	657
1967	780
1968	534
1969	624
1970	483
1971	1,487
1972	565
1973	912
1974	511
1975	1,233
1976	493
1977	1,030
1978	622
1979	513
1980	1,522
1981	616
1982	482
1983	835
1984	460
1985	489
1986	1,198
1987	760
1988	746
1989	980
1990	1,501
1991	3,082
1992	1,084
1993	1,211
1994	910
1995	1,165
1996	2,102
1997	1,053
1998	921
1999	1,535
2000	2,129
2001	1,024
2002	711
2003	1,424
2004	766
2005	1,443
2006	1,556
2007	557
2008	875
2009	798
2010	1,271
2011	1,039
2012	852
2013	809
2014	368
2015	1,676
2016	1,048
2017	848
2018	514
2019	594
2020	1,508
2021	490
2022	1,293
2023	684
2024	1,293
2025	319

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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	135
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1