Weather Records on 12 November 1945

500 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 November 1945. Highest significance: Hawthornden, AU.

Key Facts for 12 November 1945

On 12 November 1945, 500 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
157 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 481 daily.
Hawthornden set a monthly record daily precipitation of 26.7 mm (1.1 in) on 12 November 1945.
Across 156 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

500 stations

500 station records on 12 November 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 November 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hawthornden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rockingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bannockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kapoho 93	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manavi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berkshire Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fremantle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sion	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Traralgon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wonthaggi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kanjirapally	India	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Srivilliputhur	India	Record daily precipitation	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Romsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nuguru(Venkitapu)	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ultima (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morwell (Mail Centre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burwood East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rockingham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Balook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Neerim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boisdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Denkanikottah	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nguiu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nalgonda	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

500 records

Records set or tied on 12 November 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 301, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 12 November 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	301
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 12 November 1945 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 481.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

424 broken records

Margins by which the 424 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 November 1945

Top 20 records on 12 November 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 November 1945	Hawthornden, AU	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1945	Rockingham Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1945	Bannockburn, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1945	Kapoho 93, US	daily rain	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	121.1 mm (4.8 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1945	Manavi, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1945	Mornington, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1945	Stratford, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1945	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1945	Barberton, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1945	Lakes Entrance Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1945	Foster (Post Office), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1945	Schreiber, CA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1945	Woodfield, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1945	Berkshire Valley, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1945	Chiloquin 1 E, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1945	Fremantle, AU	monthly rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1945	Lowood Don St, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1945	Rosedale, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1945	Sion, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1945	Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	10 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1945. 1945 had 500 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 25	398
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1