Weather Records on 15 November 1946

386 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 November 1946. Highest significance: Irapuato, MX.

Key Facts for 15 November 1946

On 15 November 1946, 386 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 384 daily.
Irapuato set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 15 November 1946.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

386 stations

386 station records on 15 November 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 November 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Irapuato	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cape de Couedic	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waiopai Rch 256	United States	Record daily precipitation	205.5 mm (8.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thurlga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wattlegrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbres	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Campo Maior	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bronkhorstspruit (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trout Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grove Farm 1021	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aiea Fld 764A	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Virajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Erehwon 328	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbres	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Grace Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Qualco (Kaluna Vineyards)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jerramungup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Myponga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nyabing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ongerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gnowangerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Victor Harbor (Rivington Grang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ajo	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crown King	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chinocup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edgewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

386 records

Records set or tied on 15 November 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 277, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 15 November 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	277
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 15 November 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 384.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

344 broken records

Margins by which the 344 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 173.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 November 1946

Top 20 records on 15 November 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 November 1946	Irapuato, MX	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1946	Cape de Couedic, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1946	Waiopai Rch 256, US	daily rain	205.5 mm (8.1 in)	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1946	Thurlga, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1946	Oakley, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1946	Pardelup, AU	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1946	Marlborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1946	Moorland (Denro-An), AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1946	Wattlegrove, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1946	Angaston, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1946	Cumbres, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1946	Fraser, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1946	Campo Maior, BR	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1946	Bronkhorstspruit (Mun), ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1946	Trout Lake, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1946	Cerro, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1946	Grove Farm 1021, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1946	Kukuiula 935, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1946	Upper Lake 2 N, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1946	Aiea Fld 764A, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	26 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1946. 1946 had 386 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 25	310
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1