Weather Records on 14 November 1947

371 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 November 1947. Highest significance: Olaa 92, US.

Key Facts for 14 November 1947

On 14 November 1947, 371 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 364 daily.
Olaa 92 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 355.6 mm (14.0 in) on 14 November 1947.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

371 stations

371 station records on 14 November 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 November 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	355.6 mm (14.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Melfort	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Annanvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Iffley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Larcom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brejo Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calliope Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon U of S	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead 985	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Patamute	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plains	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mirannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hubbard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sprague	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

371 records

Records set or tied on 14 November 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 202, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 14 November 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 14 November 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 364.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

320 broken records

Margins by which the 320 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 November 1947

Top 20 records on 14 November 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 November 1947	Olaa 92, US	monthly rain	355.6 mm (14.0 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	25 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1947	Gladstone Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1947	Wakeeney, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1947	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1947	Geneva, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1947	Cananeia G4-001, BR	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1947	Melfort, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1947	Annanvale, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1947	Wagoner, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1947	Yaamba, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1947	Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1947	Albion, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1947	Rowena (Iffley), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1947	Holdrege, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1947	Liberty, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1947	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	57 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1947	Mackay Post Office, AU	monthly high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	54 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1947	Mount Larcom Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1947	Red Cloud, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1947	Tyndall, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	33 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

1801 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1947. 1947 had 371 records.

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

Records on 11-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	2
1820	1
1823	2
1825	1
1835	3
1839	1
1842	1
1847	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	1
1873	4
1874	2
1875	3
1876	3
1879	3
1880	3
1881	2
1882	1
1883	3
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	2
1891	4
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	3
1896	2
1897	5
1899	6
1900	3
1901	12
1902	14
1903	5
1904	17
1905	37
1906	27
1907	5
1908	20
1909	39
1910	7
1911	18
1912	19
1913	32
1914	48
1915	45
1916	86
1917	222
1918	25
1919	122
1920	70
1921	70
1922	37
1923	125
1924	114
1925	147
1926	290
1927	189
1928	296
1929	430
1930	437
1931	490
1932	370
1933	390
1934	229
1935	105
1936	348
1937	306
1938	327
1939	343
1940	1,448
1941	429
1942	310
1943	255
1944	467
1945	325
1946	289
1947	371
1948	171
1949	438
1950	551
1951	817
1952	327
1953	849
1954	201
1955	1,660
1956	556
1957	668
1958	862
1959	1,147
1960	315
1961	614
1962	314
1963	521
1964	872
1965	497
1966	415
1967	555
1968	615
1969	824
1970	526
1971	694
1972	1,159
1973	656
1974	485
1975	734
1976	1,079
1977	589
1978	799
1979	551
1980	497
1981	611
1982	644
1983	918
1984	488
1985	1,510
1986	2,074
1987	548
1988	791
1989	1,028
1990	1,203
1991	771
1992	770
1993	2,410
1994	1,318
1995	1,250
1996	879
1997	1,954
1998	877
1999	1,484
2000	1,448
2001	1,251
2002	516
2003	556
2004	1,008
2005	971
2006	1,012
2007	484
2008	720
2009	960
2010	1,606
2011	701
2012	346
2013	525
2014	1,706
2015	675
2016	699
2017	348
2018	906
2019	1,265
2020	592
2021	678
2022	878
2023	545
2024	454
2025	1,288

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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	246
25 to 50	39
50 to 75	21
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	6
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1