Weather Records on 11 November 1949

932 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 November 1949. Highest significance: White Cliffs (Purnanga), AU.

Key Facts for 11 November 1949

On 11 November 1949, 932 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
579 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 922 daily.
White Cliffs (Purnanga) set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 11 November 1949.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

932 stations

932 station records on 11 November 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 November 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
White Cliffs (Purnanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Big Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tinamba West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bannockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mossgiel (Moolbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Drummartin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Expedition Pass Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oakville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colac Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McDonald	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Geelong Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colac (Shire Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dingee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Invergordon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
S.Joao Do Piaui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wanalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fernihurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Raywood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waurn Ponds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Serpentine (East Loddon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fallston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Remanso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

932 records

Records set or tied on 11 November 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 343, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 236, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 313, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 11 November 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	343
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	236
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	313
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 11 November 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 922.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

760 broken records

Margins by which the 760 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 142.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 November 1949

Top 20 records on 11 November 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 November 1949	White Cliffs (Purnanga), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1949	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1949	Meredith, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1949	Inglewood (Post Office), AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1949	Big Hill Reservoir, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1949	Tinamba West, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1949	Bannockburn, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1949	Bygoo, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1949	Bridgewater (Post Office), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1949	Mossgiel (Moolbong), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1949	Drummartin, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1949	Conargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1949	Willunga, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1949	Expedition Pass Reservoir, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1949	Oakville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1949	Redbank, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1949	Ft Valley, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1949	Seattle UNIV of Washin, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1949	Colac Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1949	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	68 years	35 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

1800 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1949. 1949 had 932 records.

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

Records on 11-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1811	2
1813	1
1815	1
1835	1
1837	1
1846	1
1848	1
1849	1
1858	2
1864	2
1866	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	13
1896	4
1897	5
1898	5
1899	9
1900	6
1901	11
1902	1
1903	7
1904	13
1905	6
1906	9
1907	10
1908	12
1909	26
1910	31
1911	35
1912	17
1913	49
1914	54
1915	34
1916	72
1917	31
1918	25
1919	144
1920	118
1921	129
1922	25
1923	61
1924	343
1925	87
1926	368
1927	365
1928	88
1929	297
1930	202
1931	365
1932	252
1933	391
1934	216
1935	761
1936	479
1937	256
1938	250
1939	198
1940	873
1941	291
1942	235
1943	260
1944	333
1945	693
1946	811
1947	599
1948	305
1949	932
1950	1,035
1951	248
1952	356
1953	396
1954	543
1955	855
1956	587
1957	404
1958	206
1959	496
1960	404
1961	354
1962	324
1963	369
1964	782
1965	471
1966	769
1967	421
1968	737
1969	554
1970	1,330
1971	677
1972	423
1973	963
1974	540
1975	597
1976	644
1977	843
1978	1,558
1979	892
1980	854
1981	809
1982	1,507
1983	1,027
1984	742
1985	1,803
1986	2,470
1987	1,673
1988	685
1989	1,161
1990	1,012
1991	1,307
1992	1,418
1993	840
1994	734
1995	2,065
1996	1,159
1997	1,456
1998	1,442
1999	1,138
2000	1,623
2001	718
2002	1,553
2003	652
2004	1,069
2005	1,076
2006	1,228
2007	686
2008	950
2009	1,072
2010	1,110
2011	621
2012	1,455
2013	426
2014	828
2015	796
2016	766
2017	690
2018	967
2019	905
2020	1,558
2021	805
2022	1,583
2023	409
2024	487
2025	1,123

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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	723
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1