Weather Records on 13 November 1940

1,131 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 November 1940. Highest significance: Gubbi Sr, IN.

Key Facts for 13 November 1940

On 13 November 1940, 1,131 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 861 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 62 monthly and 1,068 daily.
Gubbi Sr set an all-time record daily precipitation of 165.6 mm (6.5 in) on 13 November 1940.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

1,131 stations

1,131 station records on 13 November 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 November 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gubbi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nelamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Magadi	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avanigadda	India	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kavali	India	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kandukur	India	Record daily precipitation	210.1 mm (8.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paramathi	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Penukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kanuparthi	India	Record daily precipitation	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tumkur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tiptur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Denkanikottah	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hosur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palacode	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Venukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Isakapally	India	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heath Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kanigiri	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Randleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bapatla	India	Record daily precipitation	204.7 mm (8.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Podili(Podile)	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chiknayakanihall	India	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,131 records

Records set or tied on 13 November 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 429, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 432, Heaviest daily rainfall 201, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 13 November 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	429
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	432
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 13 November 1940 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 62, daily 1,068.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

990 broken records

Margins by which the 990 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 November 1940

Top 20 records on 13 November 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 November 1940	Gubbi Sr, IN	all-time rain	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1940	Nelamangala, IN	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1940	Bangalore, IN	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1940	Pakala, IN	daily rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1940	Magadi, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1940	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1940	Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1940	Avanigadda, IN	daily rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1940	Kavali, IN	daily rain	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1940	Kandukur, IN	daily rain	210.1 mm (8.3 in)	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1940	Paramathi, IN	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1940	Marshalltown, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1940	Penukonda, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1940	Kanuparthi, IN	daily rain	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1940	Greensboro, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1940	Brocken, DE	daily snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1940	Tumkur, IN	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1940	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1940	Tiptur, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1940	Denkanikottah, IN	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

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

1795 to 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1940. 1940 had 1,131 records.

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

Records on 11-13 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1823	2
1825	1
1826	1
1835	2
1848	1
1852	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	2
1866	4
1869	3
1870	1
1873	4
1874	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	4
1882	2
1883	1
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1893	1
1894	5
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	8
1902	17
1903	6
1904	14
1905	13
1906	29
1907	13
1908	9
1909	33
1910	11
1911	62
1912	30
1913	112
1914	43
1915	26
1916	162
1917	66
1918	10
1919	162
1920	88
1921	100
1922	49
1923	178
1924	188
1925	240
1926	129
1927	93
1928	213
1929	426
1930	346
1931	528
1932	357
1933	252
1934	225
1935	317
1936	292
1937	335
1938	429
1939	266
1940	1,131
1941	321
1942	116
1943	144
1944	759
1945	606
1946	566
1947	241
1948	171
1949	440
1950	321
1951	516
1952	246
1953	465
1954	282
1955	1,493
1956	262
1957	395
1958	644
1959	873
1960	397
1961	540
1962	212
1963	360
1964	618
1965	442
1966	388
1967	467
1968	818
1969	620
1970	433
1971	425
1972	1,035
1973	657
1974	658
1975	763
1976	1,219
1977	570
1978	1,014
1979	500
1980	524
1981	884
1982	1,086
1983	1,057
1984	678
1985	1,636
1986	2,629
1987	722
1988	641
1989	1,107
1990	1,155
1991	984
1992	831
1993	1,582
1994	1,091
1995	1,248
1996	1,076
1997	1,330
1998	1,168
1999	2,053
2000	1,597
2001	818
2002	609
2003	867
2004	804
2005	1,071
2006	897
2007	525
2008	768
2009	1,065
2010	1,631
2011	695
2012	507
2013	718
2014	1,591
2015	623
2016	629
2017	266
2018	1,144
2019	2,622
2020	577
2021	473
2022	1,145
2023	566
2024	364
2025	1,238

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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 100	972
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1
700 to 800	1