Weather Records on 6 November 1942

373 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 November 1942. Highest significance: The Wilgas, AU.

Key Facts for 6 November 1942

On 6 November 1942, 373 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 358 daily.
The Wilgas set an all-time record daily precipitation of 190.5 mm (7.5 in) on 6 November 1942.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

373 stations

373 station records on 6 November 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 November 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
The Wilgas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wattle Flat General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bodangora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ilford (Warrangunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weetaliba (Weetalabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Olinda (Springdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Little Hartley (Sheepcombe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brindley Park 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gamalally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Penryn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burrawang (Range Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uliman (Brentwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huntly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Goolhi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Summervale (Gundaur)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wilby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lightning Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kickerbell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Douglas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tonderburine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Cranbourne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Binnaway (Wattle St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington (Springfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

373 records

Records set or tied on 6 November 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 6 November 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 6 November 1942 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 10, daily 358.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

326 broken records

Margins by which the 326 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 November 1942

Top 20 records on 6 November 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 November 1942	The Wilgas, AU	all-time rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	70 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1942	Collarenebri (Dunumbral), AU	all-time rain	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	5 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1942	Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1942	Elgin Downs, AU	monthly rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1942	Springwood Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1942	Mogil Mogil (Benimora), AU	all-time rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1942	Wattle Flat General Store, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1942	Twin Hills Post Office, AU	monthly rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1942	Premer (Eden Moor), AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1942	Gooloogong Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1942	Merriwa (Merry Vale), AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1942	Bodangora Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1942	Trafalgar Station, AU	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1942	Ilford (Warrangunyah), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1942	Weetaliba (Weetalabah), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1942	Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1942	Olinda (Springdale), AU	all-time rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1942	Gilbert River Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1942	Little Hartley (Sheepcombe), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1942	Brindley Park 2, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	42 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

1793 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1942. 1942 had 373 records.

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

Records on 11-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	1
1812	1
1819	1
1828	2
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1842	3
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1856	2
1858	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	3
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	4
1904	6
1905	15
1906	13
1907	13
1908	21
1909	7
1910	52
1911	27
1912	53
1913	20
1914	36
1915	20
1916	127
1917	30
1918	40
1919	60
1920	53
1921	98
1922	84
1923	119
1924	737
1925	139
1926	123
1927	405
1928	86
1929	89
1930	439
1931	284
1932	307
1933	661
1934	626
1935	527
1936	356
1937	124
1938	1,098
1939	390
1940	201
1941	512
1942	373
1943	238
1944	459
1945	498
1946	682
1947	405
1948	1,219
1949	517
1950	314
1951	1,832
1952	193
1953	1,218
1954	442
1955	311
1956	431
1957	359
1958	227
1959	1,800
1960	388
1961	480
1962	343
1963	493
1964	259
1965	272
1966	548
1967	889
1968	463
1969	756
1970	407
1971	789
1972	387
1973	1,110
1974	355
1975	1,381
1976	653
1977	966
1978	762
1979	581
1980	1,353
1981	673
1982	698
1983	650
1984	536
1985	664
1986	810
1987	806
1988	1,010
1989	1,048
1990	1,240
1991	2,360
1992	1,450
1993	965
1994	1,368
1995	1,464
1996	1,720
1997	849
1998	752
1999	1,367
2000	1,575
2001	879
2002	1,220
2003	2,143
2004	828
2005	1,176
2006	1,397
2007	591
2008	1,266
2009	916
2010	1,349
2011	1,046
2012	894
2013	871
2014	453
2015	1,664
2016	838
2017	1,069
2018	633
2019	561
2020	1,351
2021	456
2022	907
2023	719
2024	1,239
2025	502

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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	280
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1