Weather Records on 12 November 1943

178 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 November 1943. Highest significance: Vedasandur, IN.

Key Facts for 12 November 1943

On 12 November 1943, 178 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 172 daily.
Vedasandur set a daily record precipitation of 70.1 mm (2.8 in) on 12 November 1943.
Across 156 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

178 stations

178 station records on 12 November 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 November 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vedasandur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Supa	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yarima	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ngukurr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dinokana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Reitz 36	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Khanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuspruit Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagamandala	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bothaville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gould	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gascoyne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carnarvon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bidgemia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lyons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fullarton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hirekerur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yanrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vredefort (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yandeearra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fogo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Navalgund	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

178 records

Records set or tied on 12 November 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 82, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 12 November 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 12 November 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 172.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

136 broken records

Margins by which the 136 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 November 1943

Top 20 records on 12 November 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 November 1943	Vedasandur, IN	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1943	Malung, SE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1943	Mount Forest, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1943	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1943	Parrsboro, CA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1943	Buckland Downs, ZA	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1943	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1943	Winning, AU	monthly rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1943	Stratford, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	59 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1943	Supa, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1943	Yarima, ZA	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1943	Ngukurr, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1943	Dinokana, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1943	Reitz 36, ZA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1943	Khanpur, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1943	Waterville Wwtp, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	45 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1943	Borroloola, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1943	Mundagod, IN	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1943	Hedal I Valdres, NO	monthly rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	8 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1943	Kaallaagte, ZA	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	22 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

1802 to 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1943. 1943 had 178 records.

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

Records on 11-12 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1804	1
1823	1
1835	3
1848	1
1849	1
1859	1
1862	2
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1881	7
1882	3
1885	1
1886	3
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	2
1894	6
1895	20
1896	1
1897	7
1898	3
1899	1
1901	6
1902	20
1903	7
1904	10
1905	14
1906	15
1907	6
1908	9
1909	30
1910	34
1911	56
1912	21
1913	51
1914	18
1915	20
1916	217
1917	29
1918	16
1919	85
1920	198
1921	141
1922	61
1923	99
1924	355
1925	203
1926	224
1927	193
1928	99
1929	203
1930	191
1931	442
1932	237
1933	267
1934	292
1935	458
1936	418
1937	227
1938	529
1939	171
1940	806
1941	294
1942	173
1943	178
1944	398
1945	500
1946	428
1947	532
1948	156
1949	891
1950	458
1951	489
1952	312
1953	413
1954	393
1955	807
1956	243
1957	282
1958	290
1959	605
1960	629
1961	348
1962	233
1963	273
1964	790
1965	362
1966	517
1967	400
1968	1,185
1969	670
1970	872
1971	566
1972	716
1973	1,029
1974	559
1975	580
1976	1,236
1977	767
1978	1,278
1979	686
1980	860
1981	805
1982	1,338
1983	1,116
1984	738
1985	1,727
1986	1,839
1987	1,480
1988	941
1989	1,385
1990	971
1991	1,150
1992	1,247
1993	1,145
1994	1,025
1995	1,856
1996	1,235
1997	1,334
1998	1,214
1999	1,762
2000	1,796
2001	772
2002	1,057
2003	1,100
2004	847
2005	1,017
2006	827
2007	617
2008	680
2009	1,124
2010	1,229
2011	572
2012	1,008
2013	703
2014	1,192
2015	711
2016	609
2017	446
2018	1,277
2019	2,525
2020	1,086
2021	895
2022	1,516
2023	437
2024	396
2025	734

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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	123
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1