Weather Records on 11 November 1947

599 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 November 1947. Highest significance: Lake City 2 E, US.

Key Facts for 11 November 1947

On 11 November 1947, 599 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 133 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 586 daily.
Lake City 2 E set a monthly record daily precipitation of 144.0 mm (5.7 in) on 11 November 1947.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

599 stations

599 station records on 11 November 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 November 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
South Egremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Florence 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Norcross	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holalkhere	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pelzer	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hilliard	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

599 records

Records set or tied on 11 November 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 370, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 11 November 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	370
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 11 November 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 586.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

516 broken records

Margins by which the 516 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

11 November 1947

Top 20 records on 11 November 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 November 1947	Lake City 2 E, US	monthly rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1947	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1947	Vicosa, BR	monthly rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1947	Newnan 7 WNW, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1947	Aiken 5SE, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1947	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1947	Calera, US	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1947	Fairview, US	monthly rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1947	Woodbury, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1947	South Egremont, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1947	Florence 8 NE, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1947	Norcross, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1947	Trenton 1 NNE, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1947	Alapaha Exp STN, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1947	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1947	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1947	Canton, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1947	Darlington, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1947	Griffin, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1947	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	45 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

1800 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1947. 1947 had 599 records.

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

Records on 11-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1811	2
1813	1
1815	1
1835	1
1837	1
1846	1
1848	1
1849	1
1858	2
1864	2
1866	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	13
1896	4
1897	5
1898	5
1899	9
1900	6
1901	11
1902	1
1903	7
1904	13
1905	6
1906	9
1907	10
1908	12
1909	26
1910	31
1911	35
1912	17
1913	49
1914	54
1915	34
1916	72
1917	31
1918	25
1919	144
1920	118
1921	129
1922	25
1923	61
1924	343
1925	87
1926	368
1927	365
1928	88
1929	297
1930	202
1931	365
1932	252
1933	391
1934	216
1935	761
1936	479
1937	256
1938	250
1939	198
1940	873
1941	291
1942	235
1943	260
1944	333
1945	693
1946	811
1947	599
1948	305
1949	932
1950	1,035
1951	248
1952	356
1953	396
1954	543
1955	855
1956	587
1957	404
1958	206
1959	496
1960	404
1961	354
1962	324
1963	369
1964	782
1965	471
1966	769
1967	421
1968	737
1969	554
1970	1,330
1971	677
1972	423
1973	963
1974	540
1975	597
1976	644
1977	843
1978	1,558
1979	892
1980	854
1981	809
1982	1,507
1983	1,027
1984	742
1985	1,803
1986	2,470
1987	1,673
1988	685
1989	1,161
1990	1,012
1991	1,307
1992	1,418
1993	840
1994	734
1995	2,065
1996	1,159
1997	1,456
1998	1,442
1999	1,138
2000	1,623
2001	718
2002	1,553
2003	652
2004	1,069
2005	1,076
2006	1,228
2007	686
2008	950
2009	1,072
2010	1,110
2011	621
2012	1,455
2013	426
2014	828
2015	796
2016	766
2017	690
2018	967
2019	905
2020	1,558
2021	805
2022	1,583
2023	409
2024	487
2025	1,123

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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	396
20 to 40	80
40 to 60	26
60 to 80	13
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1