Weather Records on 6 November 1947

405 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 November 1947. Highest significance: De Smet, US.

Key Facts for 6 November 1947

On 6 November 1947, 405 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 153 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 399 daily.
De Smet set a monthly record daily precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 6 November 1947.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

405 stations

405 station records on 6 November 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 November 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Itchapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfax	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Limassol	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Armstrong	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madawaska	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Berhampur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Syferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chatrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

405 records

Records set or tied on 6 November 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 106, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 6 November 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 6 November 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 399.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

332 broken records

Margins by which the 332 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 November 1947

Top 20 records on 6 November 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 November 1947	De Smet, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1947	Castlewood, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1947	Miller, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1947	Kennebec, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1947	Itchapuram, IN	daily rain	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	139.1 mm (5.5 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1947	Polavaram, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1947	Highmore, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1947	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1947	Julesburg, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1947	Newport, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1947	Fairfax, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1947	Angola, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1947	Cottonwood 2 E, US	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1947	Mitchell 2 N, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1947	Limassol, CY	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1947	Lodgepole, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1947	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1947	Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1947	Armour, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	45 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1947	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 years	31 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1947. 1947 had 405 records.

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

Records on 11-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	1
1812	1
1819	1
1828	2
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1842	3
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1856	2
1858	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	3
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	4
1904	6
1905	15
1906	13
1907	13
1908	21
1909	7
1910	52
1911	27
1912	53
1913	20
1914	36
1915	20
1916	127
1917	30
1918	40
1919	60
1920	53
1921	98
1922	84
1923	119
1924	737
1925	139
1926	123
1927	405
1928	86
1929	89
1930	439
1931	284
1932	307
1933	661
1934	626
1935	527
1936	356
1937	124
1938	1,098
1939	390
1940	201
1941	512
1942	373
1943	238
1944	459
1945	498
1946	682
1947	405
1948	1,219
1949	517
1950	314
1951	1,832
1952	193
1953	1,218
1954	442
1955	311
1956	431
1957	359
1958	227
1959	1,800
1960	388
1961	480
1962	343
1963	493
1964	259
1965	272
1966	548
1967	889
1968	463
1969	756
1970	407
1971	789
1972	387
1973	1,110
1974	355
1975	1,381
1976	653
1977	966
1978	762
1979	581
1980	1,353
1981	673
1982	698
1983	650
1984	536
1985	664
1986	810
1987	806
1988	1,010
1989	1,048
1990	1,240
1991	2,360
1992	1,450
1993	965
1994	1,368
1995	1,464
1996	1,720
1997	849
1998	752
1999	1,367
2000	1,575
2001	879
2002	1,220
2003	2,143
2004	828
2005	1,176
2006	1,397
2007	591
2008	1,266
2009	916
2010	1,349
2011	1,046
2012	894
2013	871
2014	453
2015	1,664
2016	838
2017	1,069
2018	633
2019	561
2020	1,351
2021	456
2022	907
2023	719
2024	1,239
2025	502

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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	263
25 to 50	28
50 to 75	25
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	1