Weather Records on 15 November 1942

375 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 November 1942. Highest significance: Ranfurly, CA.

Key Facts for 15 November 1942

On 15 November 1942, 375 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
202 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 366 daily.
Ranfurly set a daily record snowfall of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 15 November 1942.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

375 stations

375 station records on 15 November 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 November 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crateus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baramba	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beauchamp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jose de Freitas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Itaporanga (Misericordia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
South Grafton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ipueiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kanas	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walebing	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.4 C (106.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

375 records

Records set or tied on 15 November 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 71, Heaviest daily snowfall 19.

Records on 15 November 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	71
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 November 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 366.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

275 broken records

Margins by which the 275 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 November 1942

Top 20 records on 15 November 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 November 1942	Ranfurly, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1942	Kahuku 912, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1942	Lacombe Cda, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1942	Crateus, BR	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1942	Lacombe Cda, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1942	Lethbridge Cda, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1942	Waseca, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1942	Baramba, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1942	Beauchamp, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1942	Prince Albert, CA	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	45 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1942	Jose de Freitas, BR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1942	Prescott, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1942	Itaporanga (Misericordia), BR	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1942	High River, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1942	South Grafton Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1942	Kingman, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	39 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1942	Kellogg, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1942	Norddal, NO	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1942	Independence, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	46 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1942	Bamberg, DE	daily low max	0.3 C (32.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	62 years	24 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1942. 1942 had 375 records.

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

Records on 11-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1805	3
1823	1
1824	1
1835	2
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1867	3
1869	1
1876	4
1877	3
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	4
1883	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	4
1890	3
1891	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	3
1896	1
1897	6
1898	1
1899	2
1900	7
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	3
1905	22
1906	11
1907	9
1908	28
1909	22
1910	14
1911	35
1912	42
1913	18
1914	44
1915	33
1916	127
1917	369
1918	46
1919	74
1920	184
1921	56
1922	30
1923	67
1924	57
1925	154
1926	383
1927	469
1928	375
1929	279
1930	635
1931	626
1932	482
1933	714
1934	388
1935	175
1936	304
1937	239
1938	221
1939	374
1940	1,180
1941	569
1942	375
1943	278
1944	220
1945	195
1946	386
1947	637
1948	536
1949	244
1950	649
1951	486
1952	481
1953	855
1954	307
1955	1,850
1956	645
1957	448
1958	893
1959	861
1960	574
1961	679
1962	423
1963	482
1964	893
1965	633
1966	519
1967	607
1968	615
1969	1,184
1970	634
1971	657
1972	603
1973	693
1974	392
1975	478
1976	780
1977	412
1978	906
1979	623
1980	562
1981	591
1982	568
1983	1,083
1984	362
1985	1,299
1986	872
1987	759
1988	830
1989	1,113
1990	868
1991	684
1992	675
1993	1,962
1994	960
1995	1,717
1996	1,139
1997	1,951
1998	735
1999	1,049
2000	1,345
2001	1,560
2002	684
2003	567
2004	858
2005	1,132
2006	1,114
2007	647
2008	789
2009	830
2010	1,270
2011	705
2012	302
2013	403
2014	1,651
2015	672
2016	918
2017	437
2018	1,319
2019	507
2020	872
2021	816
2022	848
2023	504
2024	473
2025	1,236

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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	267
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1