Weather Records on 12 November 1946

428 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 November 1946. Highest significance: Arcoverde (Rio Branco), BR.

Key Facts for 12 November 1946

On 12 November 1946, 428 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 396 daily.
Arcoverde (Rio Branco) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 62.3 mm (2.5 in) on 12 November 1946.
Across 156 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

428 stations

428 station records on 12 November 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 November 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arcoverde (Rio Branco)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Streatham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kalvan	India	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dindori	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mundaring Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canning River Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Northern Gully	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Churchman Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Donnelly Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alirajpur/Rajpur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belvoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yielima Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palandu	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kishanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Collie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Antenor Navarro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cloughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sertania (Alagoa de Baixo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tamar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manohar Thana	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mundaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marradong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lower Chittering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Long Beach Pub Svc	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guildford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yaval	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dharapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kilanilai	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bulsar Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Malayattur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chidlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Remanso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palkot	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mungaoli	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Khilchipur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goilkera	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guna	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ajaigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gobichettipalaya	India	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

428 records

Records set or tied on 12 November 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 307, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 12 November 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	307
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 12 November 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 31, daily 396.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

380 broken records

Margins by which the 380 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 November 1946

Top 20 records on 12 November 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 November 1946	Arcoverde (Rio Branco), BR	monthly rain	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1946	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1946	Streatham, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1946	Kahuku 912, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1946	Kalvan, IN	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1946	Dindori, IN	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1946	Jarrahdale, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1946	Mundaring Weir, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1946	Canning River Weir, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1946	Northern Gully, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1946	Churchman Brook, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1946	Elsfield, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1946	Donnelly Park, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1946	Alirajpur/Rajpur, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1946	Belvoir, AU	monthly rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1946	Yielima Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1946	Atalaia, BR	all-time rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1946	Palandu, IN	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1946	Kishanganj, IN	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1946	Springfields, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	39 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1946. 1946 had 428 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	377
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1