Weather Records on 10 November 1940

451 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 November 1940. Highest significance: Jennings, US.

Key Facts for 10 November 1940

On 10 November 1940, 451 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 440 daily.
Jennings set a monthly record daily precipitation of 195.6 mm (7.7 in) on 10 November 1940.
Across 152 earlier years (1835 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 526 records.

Record Map

451 stations

451 station records on 10 November 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 November 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laingsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Denman Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Honomanu 450	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrega (Taunton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
McGregor (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hartsel	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

451 records

Records set or tied on 10 November 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 233, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 10 November 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	233
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 10 November 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 440.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

386 broken records

Margins by which the 386 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 November 1940

Top 20 records on 10 November 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 November 1940	Jennings, US	monthly rain	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1940	Balfour (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1940	Drift Sands (Bos), ZA	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1940	Napoleon, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1940	Abbeville, US	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1940	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1940	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1940	Wolfridge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1940	Pirie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1940	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1940	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1940	Minot Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1940	Laingsburg, ZA	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1940	Durant, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1940	Saltspring Island, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1940	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	monthly rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1940	Fort Frances, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1940	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1940	Herberton White St, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1940	State UNIV, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	30 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

1835 to 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1835 to 1940. 1940 had 451 records.

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

Records on 11-10 in each year
Year	Records
1835	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	1
1858	4
1864	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	5
1892	2
1895	7
1896	1
1897	3
1898	5
1900	1
1901	5
1902	4
1903	8
1904	15
1905	4
1906	7
1907	18
1908	12
1909	20
1910	21
1911	25
1912	20
1913	68
1914	86
1915	38
1916	37
1917	80
1918	25
1919	103
1920	76
1921	114
1922	12
1923	91
1924	129
1925	127
1926	474
1927	299
1928	81
1929	211
1930	203
1931	550
1932	277
1933	611
1934	207
1935	454
1936	390
1937	236
1938	250
1939	422
1940	451
1941	392
1942	344
1943	288
1944	399
1945	895
1946	791
1947	491
1948	570
1949	830
1950	1,313
1951	291
1952	448
1953	437
1954	680
1955	676
1956	797
1957	394
1958	447
1959	230
1960	463
1961	402
1962	558
1963	301
1964	509
1965	358
1966	1,260
1967	397
1968	742
1969	516
1970	604
1971	668
1972	693
1973	957
1974	503
1975	1,348
1976	537
1977	1,088
1978	1,118
1979	1,095
1980	821
1981	1,374
1982	1,364
1983	665
1984	890
1985	1,859
1986	1,542
1987	845
1988	624
1989	1,019
1990	937
1991	1,619
1992	1,000
1993	984
1994	824
1995	1,450
1996	1,164
1997	1,234
1998	1,878
1999	1,610
2000	1,684
2001	948
2002	1,307
2003	637
2004	1,058
2005	1,298
2006	1,153
2007	684
2008	968
2009	851
2010	1,272
2011	904
2012	1,144
2013	338
2014	578
2015	969
2016	1,084
2017	612
2018	1,280
2019	599
2020	2,135
2021	469
2022	1,523
2023	574
2024	491
2025	934

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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	365
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1