Weather Records on 6 November 1949

517 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 November 1949. Highest significance: Darradup, AU.

Key Facts for 6 November 1949

On 6 November 1949, 517 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
296 were record highs and 136 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 483 daily.
Darradup set a monthly record daily precipitation of 49.8 mm (2.0 in) on 6 November 1949.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

517 stations

517 station records on 6 November 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 November 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Darradup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Versamelhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond-Natal (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Creek 6 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wausau Record Herald	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Milgun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Roodekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cuttening	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walk Walkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barooga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ullawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maroonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Onslow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yandil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

517 records

Records set or tied on 6 November 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 253, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 82, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 6 November 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	253
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 November 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 34, daily 483.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

370 broken records

Margins by which the 370 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 November 1949

Top 20 records on 6 November 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 November 1949	Darradup, AU	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1949	Versamelhoek, ZA	monthly rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1949	Kriel (Pol), ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1949	Trenton 2, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1949	Hedrum, NO	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1949	Saanich Dom Astro Obs, CA	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1949	Richmond-Natal (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1949	Grafton, US	monthly high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	46 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1949	Melfort, CA	monthly high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	46 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1949	Stuttgart-Stadt, DE	daily low min	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	48 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1949	Kern River Ph 1, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1949	Karlsruhe, DE	daily low min	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	57 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1949	Winthrop UNIV, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1949	Russell, CA	monthly high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1949	St Albans, CA	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	61 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1949	Manassa, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	54 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1949	Atlanta 1 E, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	54 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1949	Granville, US	monthly high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1949	Shawano 2SSW, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	49 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1949	Malvern, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	56 years	24 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

1793 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1949. 1949 had 517 records.

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

Records on 11-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	1
1812	1
1819	1
1828	2
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1842	3
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1856	2
1858	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	3
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	4
1904	6
1905	15
1906	13
1907	13
1908	21
1909	7
1910	52
1911	27
1912	53
1913	20
1914	36
1915	20
1916	127
1917	30
1918	40
1919	60
1920	53
1921	98
1922	84
1923	119
1924	737
1925	139
1926	123
1927	405
1928	86
1929	89
1930	439
1931	284
1932	307
1933	661
1934	626
1935	527
1936	356
1937	124
1938	1,098
1939	390
1940	201
1941	512
1942	373
1943	238
1944	459
1945	498
1946	682
1947	405
1948	1,219
1949	517
1950	314
1951	1,832
1952	193
1953	1,218
1954	442
1955	311
1956	431
1957	359
1958	227
1959	1,800
1960	388
1961	480
1962	343
1963	493
1964	259
1965	272
1966	548
1967	889
1968	463
1969	756
1970	407
1971	789
1972	387
1973	1,110
1974	355
1975	1,381
1976	653
1977	966
1978	762
1979	581
1980	1,353
1981	673
1982	698
1983	650
1984	536
1985	664
1986	810
1987	806
1988	1,010
1989	1,048
1990	1,240
1991	2,360
1992	1,450
1993	965
1994	1,368
1995	1,464
1996	1,720
1997	849
1998	752
1999	1,367
2000	1,575
2001	879
2002	1,220
2003	2,143
2004	828
2005	1,176
2006	1,397
2007	591
2008	1,266
2009	916
2010	1,349
2011	1,046
2012	894
2013	871
2014	453
2015	1,664
2016	838
2017	1,069
2018	633
2019	561
2020	1,351
2021	456
2022	907
2023	719
2024	1,239
2025	502

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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 5	324
5 to 10	34
10 to 15	8
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	1