Weather Records on 25 November 1946

548 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 November 1946. Highest significance: Hogsback (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 25 November 1946

On 25 November 1946, 548 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
240 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 546 daily.
Hogsback (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 88.4 mm (3.5 in) on 25 November 1946.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

548 stations

548 station records on 25 November 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 November 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemhof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Invergwali	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rabula (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Biesjesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
The Mills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huxley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tevredenheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Ohio St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort C/K	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Scheurfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hartsel	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Henryville Sf	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

548 records

Records set or tied on 25 November 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 119, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 173, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 25 November 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	121
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	119
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 25 November 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 546.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

447 broken records

Margins by which the 447 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 November 1946

Top 20 records on 25 November 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 November 1946	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 November 1946	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 November 1946	Hanover (Pol), ZA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1946	Bloemhof, ZA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1946	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1946	Houghton Lake 6 WSW, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1946	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1946	Invergwali, ZA	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1946	Brakfontein, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1946	Zoetvlei, ZA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1946	Pirie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1946	Fayetteville, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1946	Smithfield, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1946	Rabula (Bos), ZA	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1946	Wolfridge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1946	Biesjesfontein, ZA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1946	The Mills, ZA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1946	Griquatown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1946	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1946	Huxley, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	38 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

1793 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1946. 1946 had 548 records.

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

Records on 11-25 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1805	1
1812	1
1835	1
1838	2
1844	1
1848	1
1851	1
1852	2
1853	1
1856	1
1858	3
1863	2
1865	3
1867	1
1869	2
1870	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	2
1878	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	2
1898	4
1899	3
1900	3
1901	10
1902	12
1903	12
1904	14
1905	21
1906	22
1907	11
1908	46
1909	20
1910	20
1911	56
1912	26
1913	10
1914	133
1915	22
1916	117
1917	68
1918	12
1919	31
1920	34
1921	56
1922	35
1923	73
1924	102
1925	73
1926	134
1927	276
1928	113
1929	135
1930	302
1931	452
1932	438
1933	207
1934	160
1935	176
1936	203
1937	230
1938	1,210
1939	168
1940	355
1941	118
1942	351
1943	166
1944	578
1945	123
1946	548
1947	378
1948	290
1949	730
1950	2,309
1951	678
1952	1,214
1953	502
1954	294
1955	645
1956	419
1957	294
1958	660
1959	483
1960	944
1961	610
1962	359
1963	330
1964	567
1965	1,637
1966	794
1967	301
1968	208
1969	257
1970	1,040
1971	802
1972	642
1973	1,351
1974	308
1975	1,478
1976	383
1977	1,446
1978	756
1979	1,283
1980	826
1981	680
1982	1,027
1983	1,279
1984	914
1985	2,233
1986	976
1987	980
1988	745
1989	797
1990	889
1991	994
1992	1,929
1993	2,892
1994	606
1995	1,004
1996	1,181
1997	781
1998	1,078
1999	910
2000	633
2001	1,709
2002	712
2003	783
2004	863
2005	1,153
2006	1,509
2007	577
2008	661
2009	830
2010	1,958
2011	1,014
2012	540
2013	1,184
2014	949
2015	531
2016	410
2017	1,011
2018	371
2019	263
2020	425
2021	453
2022	481
2023	466
2024	856
2025	496

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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	397
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2