Weather Records on 27 November 1946

489 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 November 1946. Highest significance: Brome, CA.

Key Facts for 27 November 1946

On 27 November 1946, 489 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
250 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 487 daily.
Brome set a daily record precipitation of 32.8 mm (1.3 in) on 27 November 1946.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

489 stations

489 station records on 27 November 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 November 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
York Plains (Handroyd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tower Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Runnymede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wynyard State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arantangi	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Souris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Triabunna (3 Boyle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sprague	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Castra Central	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marrawah (State School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ramban	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chain of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Evandale (Ridgeside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kolar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brid Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glengarry (West Tamar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Outlook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

489 records

Records set or tied on 27 November 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 146, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 196, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 27 November 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	146
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 27 November 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 487.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

401 broken records

Margins by which the 401 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 November 1946

Top 20 records on 27 November 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 November 1946	Brome, CA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1946	Brookhaven City, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1946	Yambacoona, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1946	Orje, NO	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1946	York Plains (Handroyd), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1946	Tower Hill, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1946	Grenfell, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1946	Qu'appelle, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1946	Runnymede, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1946	Wynyard State School, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1946	Apslawn, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1946	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1946	Arantangi, IN	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1946	Ringarooma (Charles Street), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1946	Souris, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1946	Kulgam, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1946	Scottsdale, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1946	Ulverstone (Knights Road), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1946	Triabunna (3 Boyle Street), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1946	Sprague, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	11 years	29 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

1793 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1946. 1946 had 489 records.

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

Records on 11-27 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1815	1
1829	2
1838	2
1846	1
1849	3
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1856	4
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1878	7
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1887	2
1890	10
1891	2
1892	1
1894	5
1895	3
1896	5
1897	3
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	3
1902	1
1903	28
1904	5
1905	5
1906	13
1907	14
1908	32
1909	36
1910	12
1911	22
1912	9
1913	18
1914	13
1915	34
1916	78
1917	94
1918	32
1919	55
1920	98
1921	108
1922	31
1923	48
1924	30
1925	93
1926	152
1927	375
1928	71
1929	118
1930	596
1931	181
1932	361
1933	331
1934	259
1935	272
1936	300
1937	258
1938	773
1939	310
1940	560
1941	173
1942	334
1943	127
1944	268
1945	265
1946	489
1947	255
1948	696
1949	1,141
1950	534
1951	685
1952	1,351
1953	521
1954	220
1955	690
1956	335
1957	159
1958	585
1959	476
1960	896
1961	348
1962	692
1963	388
1964	527
1965	864
1966	639
1967	360
1968	458
1969	450
1970	670
1971	450
1972	499
1973	1,453
1974	556
1975	1,222
1976	1,389
1977	1,190
1978	1,031
1979	851
1980	941
1981	769
1982	952
1983	2,097
1984	1,264
1985	2,808
1986	687
1987	786
1988	821
1989	927
1990	1,626
1991	742
1992	951
1993	1,674
1994	1,355
1995	832
1996	1,155
1997	980
1998	1,433
1999	954
2000	642
2001	1,247
2002	1,029
2003	641
2004	556
2005	853
2006	1,304
2007	472
2008	884
2009	726
2010	1,199
2011	1,213
2012	392
2013	1,165
2014	1,136
2015	1,183
2016	388
2017	1,136
2018	628
2019	997
2020	287
2021	565
2022	420
2023	623
2024	736
2025	296

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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	375
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1