Weather Records on 12 November 1944

398 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 November 1944. Highest significance: Fairmont, US.

Key Facts for 12 November 1944

On 12 November 1944, 398 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
177 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 386 daily.
Fairmont set a monthly record daily precipitation of 85.3 mm (3.4 in) on 12 November 1944.
Across 156 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

398 stations

398 station records on 12 November 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 November 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont Pumping Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sulur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Visalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Iluppur	India	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Perundurai	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscarora Andrae Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sivakasi	India	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Cajon 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wofford Hts Kernville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Porterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Theethandathanam	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palladam	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wells	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ramanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sankarankoil	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record snow depth	81.0 cm (31.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.1 C (107.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vallam	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uttamachipura	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chittur	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Eleanor	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Springville Tule Hd	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tirumangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Noondoonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

398 records

Records set or tied on 12 November 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 12 November 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 12 November 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 386.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

335 broken records

Margins by which the 335 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 440.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 November 1944

Top 20 records on 12 November 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 November 1944	Fairmont, US	monthly rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1944	Beaumont Pumping Plt, US	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1944	Manamathurai, IN	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1944	Mill Creek 2, US	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1944	Sulur, IN	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1944	Visalia, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1944	Iluppur, IN	daily rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	119.7 mm (4.7 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1944	Beaumont, US	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1944	Lake Yellowstone, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1944	Perundurai, IN	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1944	Hebgen Dam, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1944	Tuscarora Andrae Rch, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1944	Winnemucca AP, US	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1944	Sivakasi, IN	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1944	Claremont Pomona Clg, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1944	El Cajon 2 E, US	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1944	Pomona/Fairplex, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1944	Wofford Hts Kernville, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1944	Tustin Irvine Rch, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1944	Arthur 4NW, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	31 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

1802 to 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1944. 1944 had 398 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 100	326
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1