Weather Records on 24 November 1947

745 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 November 1947. Highest significance: Insikeni (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 24 November 1947

On 24 November 1947, 745 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 722 daily.
Insikeni (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 57.2 mm (2.3 in) on 24 November 1947.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

745 stations

745 station records on 24 November 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 November 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Granja	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St Lin des Laurentides	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Roadvale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Drummondville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Normanstone Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Lin des Laurentides	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Salle Peru	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Tucunduba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Ipaguassu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
East Lansing Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Melfort	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bomalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tabankulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

745 records

Records set or tied on 24 November 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 415, Heaviest daily snowfall 154, Deepest snow cover 56.

Records on 24 November 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	415
Heaviest daily snowfall	154
Deepest snow cover	56

Records on 24 November 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 722.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

669 broken records

Margins by which the 669 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 November 1947

Top 20 records on 24 November 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 November 1947	Insikeni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1947	Harrison, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1947	Granja, BR	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1947	Brockville, CA	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1947	Lusikisiki (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1947	Toronto Agincourt, CA	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1947	Pontiac, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1947	St Lin des Laurentides, CA	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1947	Marengo, US	daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1947	Roadvale Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1947	Georgetown, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1947	Drummondville, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1947	Elgin Water, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1947	Morris 1NW, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1947	Columbus Junction, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1947	Wyong (Wyong Golf Club), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1947	Morrison, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1947	Charleville Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1947	Mungindi (Burrenbah), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1947	Normanstone Well, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	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

1793 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1947. 1947 had 745 records.

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

Records on 11-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1812	1
1824	2
1831	1
1836	1
1838	1
1841	1
1846	1
1852	2
1853	1
1856	2
1858	3
1863	1
1865	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	1
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	6
1889	1
1890	6
1892	3
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	12
1903	8
1904	15
1905	17
1906	19
1907	14
1908	53
1909	30
1910	9
1911	47
1912	24
1913	26
1914	64
1915	20
1916	97
1917	110
1918	18
1919	43
1920	21
1921	60
1922	66
1923	164
1924	261
1925	132
1926	107
1927	410
1928	110
1929	226
1930	368
1931	945
1932	186
1933	211
1934	100
1935	221
1936	216
1937	302
1938	778
1939	234
1940	439
1941	166
1942	490
1943	192
1944	418
1945	226
1946	368
1947	745
1948	459
1949	487
1950	1,821
1951	627
1952	762
1953	280
1954	315
1955	621
1956	732
1957	282
1958	650
1959	665
1960	318
1961	660
1962	299
1963	351
1964	330
1965	1,334
1966	840
1967	294
1968	271
1969	284
1970	1,493
1971	836
1972	633
1973	1,513
1974	434
1975	844
1976	412
1977	1,071
1978	703
1979	1,458
1980	1,053
1981	910
1982	1,223
1983	1,370
1984	1,074
1985	2,300
1986	713
1987	781
1988	904
1989	1,005
1990	1,031
1991	928
1992	1,515
1993	2,296
1994	792
1995	956
1996	1,232
1997	489
1998	893
1999	1,202
2000	705
2001	1,808
2002	755
2003	1,166
2004	1,255
2005	1,115
2006	992
2007	1,001
2008	777
2009	889
2010	1,626
2011	1,046
2012	370
2013	1,155
2014	1,016
2015	493
2016	452
2017	1,526
2018	535
2019	323
2020	391
2021	451
2022	378
2023	554
2024	755
2025	453

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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 100	643
100 to 200	22
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1