Weather Records on 11 November 1942

235 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 November 1942. Highest significance: Mahackala, RU.

Key Facts for 11 November 1942

On 11 November 1942, 235 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 220 daily.
Mahackala set a daily record precipitation of 36.0 mm (1.4 in) on 11 November 1942.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

235 stations

235 station records on 11 November 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 November 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Huxley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Umtata	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Strydenberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vayalpad	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmashogue,Lowlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Martenshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leeupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nelamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tevredenheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tonteldoos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Botanic Gardens - Pmb	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Madanapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elandshoek, Boston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Planknek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

235 records

Records set or tied on 11 November 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 11 November 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 11 November 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 220.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

209 broken records

Margins by which the 209 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 November 1942

Top 20 records on 11 November 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 November 1942	Mahackala, RU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1942	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1942	Komga (Pol), ZA	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1942	Huxley, ZA	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1942	Izeleni (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1942	Wolfridge (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1942	Isidinge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1942	Naboomspruit (Pol), ZA	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1942	Kubusie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1942	Pirie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1942	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1942	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1942	Crawley, ZA	monthly rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1942	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1942	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1942	Umtata, ZA	daily rain	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1942	Strydenberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1942	Mqanduli (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1942	Fergana, UZ	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1942	Vayalpad, IN	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 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

1800 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1942. 1942 had 235 records.

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

Records on 11-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1811	2
1813	1
1815	1
1835	1
1837	1
1846	1
1848	1
1849	1
1858	2
1864	2
1866	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	13
1896	4
1897	5
1898	5
1899	9
1900	6
1901	11
1902	1
1903	7
1904	13
1905	6
1906	9
1907	10
1908	12
1909	26
1910	31
1911	35
1912	17
1913	49
1914	54
1915	34
1916	72
1917	31
1918	25
1919	144
1920	118
1921	129
1922	25
1923	61
1924	343
1925	87
1926	368
1927	365
1928	88
1929	297
1930	202
1931	365
1932	252
1933	391
1934	216
1935	761
1936	479
1937	256
1938	250
1939	198
1940	873
1941	291
1942	235
1943	260
1944	333
1945	693
1946	811
1947	599
1948	305
1949	932
1950	1,035
1951	248
1952	356
1953	396
1954	543
1955	855
1956	587
1957	404
1958	206
1959	496
1960	404
1961	354
1962	324
1963	369
1964	782
1965	471
1966	769
1967	421
1968	737
1969	554
1970	1,330
1971	677
1972	423
1973	963
1974	540
1975	597
1976	644
1977	843
1978	1,558
1979	892
1980	854
1981	809
1982	1,507
1983	1,027
1984	742
1985	1,803
1986	2,470
1987	1,673
1988	685
1989	1,161
1990	1,012
1991	1,307
1992	1,418
1993	840
1994	734
1995	2,065
1996	1,159
1997	1,456
1998	1,442
1999	1,138
2000	1,623
2001	718
2002	1,553
2003	652
2004	1,069
2005	1,076
2006	1,228
2007	686
2008	950
2009	1,072
2010	1,110
2011	621
2012	1,455
2013	426
2014	828
2015	796
2016	766
2017	690
2018	967
2019	905
2020	1,558
2021	805
2022	1,583
2023	409
2024	487
2025	1,123

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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	172
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3