Weather Records on 15 November 1948

536 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 November 1948. Highest significance: Araruna, BR.

Key Facts for 15 November 1948

On 15 November 1948, 536 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 485 daily.
Araruna set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.2 mm (2.0 in) on 15 November 1948.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

536 stations

536 station records on 15 November 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 November 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Araruna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kleindubbelvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Guildford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ferndale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Henley Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fremantle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Chittering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boyatup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yallingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nannup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kojonup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Illalangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barrett Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canning River Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quindalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Keninup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nornalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Perillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mooliabeenee Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meckering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Churchman Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Norcia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Serpentine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hamel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toodyay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Armadale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belvoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wonnaminta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jerramungup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodperry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Midland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eadine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mundaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

536 records

Records set or tied on 15 November 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 302, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 15 November 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	302
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 15 November 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 51, daily 485.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

484 broken records

Margins by which the 484 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 November 1948

Top 20 records on 15 November 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 November 1948	Araruna, BR	monthly rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1948	Grassmere, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1948	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1948	Wilgarrup, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1948	Bridgetown Comparison, AU	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1948	Kleindubbelvlei, ZA	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1948	Guildford Post Office, AU	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1948	Pinjarra, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1948	Ferndale, AU	monthly rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1948	Kalgan River, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1948	Henley Park, AU	monthly rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1948	Bunbury Post Office, AU	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1948	Fremantle, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1948	Busselton Shire, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1948	Lower Chittering, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1948	Springfields, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1948	Albany, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1948	Esperance Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1948	Boyatup, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1948	Northam, AU	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	27 years	47 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

1794 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1948. 1948 had 536 records.

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

Records on 11-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1805	3
1823	1
1824	1
1835	2
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1867	3
1869	1
1876	4
1877	3
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	4
1883	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	4
1890	3
1891	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	3
1896	1
1897	6
1898	1
1899	2
1900	7
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	3
1905	22
1906	11
1907	9
1908	28
1909	22
1910	14
1911	35
1912	42
1913	18
1914	44
1915	33
1916	127
1917	369
1918	46
1919	74
1920	184
1921	56
1922	30
1923	67
1924	57
1925	154
1926	383
1927	469
1928	375
1929	279
1930	635
1931	626
1932	482
1933	714
1934	388
1935	175
1936	304
1937	239
1938	221
1939	374
1940	1,180
1941	569
1942	375
1943	278
1944	220
1945	195
1946	386
1947	637
1948	536
1949	244
1950	649
1951	486
1952	481
1953	855
1954	307
1955	1,850
1956	645
1957	448
1958	893
1959	861
1960	574
1961	679
1962	423
1963	482
1964	893
1965	633
1966	519
1967	607
1968	615
1969	1,184
1970	634
1971	657
1972	603
1973	693
1974	392
1975	478
1976	780
1977	412
1978	906
1979	623
1980	562
1981	591
1982	568
1983	1,083
1984	362
1985	1,299
1986	872
1987	759
1988	830
1989	1,113
1990	868
1991	684
1992	675
1993	1,962
1994	960
1995	1,717
1996	1,139
1997	1,951
1998	735
1999	1,049
2000	1,345
2001	1,560
2002	684
2003	567
2004	858
2005	1,132
2006	1,114
2007	647
2008	789
2009	830
2010	1,270
2011	705
2012	302
2013	403
2014	1,651
2015	672
2016	918
2017	437
2018	1,319
2019	507
2020	872
2021	816
2022	848
2023	504
2024	473
2025	1,236

Download the Data

Data for records on 1948-11-15: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	438
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3