Weather Records on 12 November 1948

156 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 November 1948. Highest significance: Simga, IN.

Key Facts for 12 November 1948

On 12 November 1948, 156 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 154 daily.
Simga set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 12 November 1948.
Across 156 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

156 stations

156 station records on 12 November 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 November 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Simga	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Angul	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Junqueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chimur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Matheran	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Srikakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	257.6 mm (10.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jaguaribe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chhuikhadan	India	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kitchener	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khamaria	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gondia	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Akhuapada	India	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	192.5 mm (7.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jagdalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nordegg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nordegg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rampur	India	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Khairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead St Teachers C	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bennington 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

156 records

Records set or tied on 12 November 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 75, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 12 November 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	75
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 12 November 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 154.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

137 broken records

Margins by which the 137 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 November 1948

Top 20 records on 12 November 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 November 1948	Simga, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1948	Begumpet Obsy, IN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1948	Angul, IN	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1948	Winnibigoshish Dam, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1948	Papaikou 144.1, US	daily rain	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1948	Antigo, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1948	Galway, IE	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	66 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1948	Bowman, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1948	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1948	Namdalseid, NO	daily snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	51 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1948	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	50 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1948	Mistassini Post, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	48 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1948	Naalehu 14, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1948	Junqueiro, BR	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1948	Chimur, IN	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1948	Matheran, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1948	Pahala 21, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1948	Srikakulam, IN	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1948	Lien I Selbu, NO	daily snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1948	Coimbra, PT	daily high max	26.4 C (79.5 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	18 years	21 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

1802 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1948. 1948 had 156 records.

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

Records on 11-12 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1804	1
1823	1
1835	3
1848	1
1849	1
1859	1
1862	2
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1881	7
1882	3
1885	1
1886	3
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	2
1894	6
1895	20
1896	1
1897	7
1898	3
1899	1
1901	6
1902	20
1903	7
1904	10
1905	14
1906	15
1907	6
1908	9
1909	30
1910	34
1911	56
1912	21
1913	51
1914	18
1915	20
1916	217
1917	29
1918	16
1919	85
1920	198
1921	141
1922	61
1923	99
1924	355
1925	203
1926	224
1927	193
1928	99
1929	203
1930	191
1931	442
1932	237
1933	267
1934	292
1935	458
1936	418
1937	227
1938	529
1939	171
1940	806
1941	294
1942	173
1943	178
1944	398
1945	500
1946	428
1947	532
1948	156
1949	891
1950	458
1951	489
1952	312
1953	413
1954	393
1955	807
1956	243
1957	282
1958	290
1959	605
1960	629
1961	348
1962	233
1963	273
1964	790
1965	362
1966	517
1967	400
1968	1,185
1969	670
1970	872
1971	566
1972	716
1973	1,029
1974	559
1975	580
1976	1,236
1977	767
1978	1,278
1979	686
1980	860
1981	805
1982	1,338
1983	1,116
1984	738
1985	1,727
1986	1,839
1987	1,480
1988	941
1989	1,385
1990	971
1991	1,150
1992	1,247
1993	1,145
1994	1,025
1995	1,856
1996	1,235
1997	1,334
1998	1,214
1999	1,762
2000	1,796
2001	772
2002	1,057
2003	1,100
2004	847
2005	1,017
2006	827
2007	617
2008	680
2009	1,124
2010	1,229
2011	572
2012	1,008
2013	703
2014	1,192
2015	711
2016	609
2017	446
2018	1,277
2019	2,525
2020	1,086
2021	895
2022	1,516
2023	437
2024	396
2025	734

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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	110
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2