Weather Records on 12 November 1949

891 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 November 1949. Highest significance: Bridport Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 12 November 1949

On 12 November 1949, 891 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
431 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 869 daily.
Bridport Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 52.3 mm (2.1 in) on 12 November 1949.
Across 156 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

891 stations

891 station records on 12 November 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 November 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bridport Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Urisino)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Leichardt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fryerstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Toolleen (Ryan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Frankston 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Lachlan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burnley Richmond Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
French Island (Tankerton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blessington Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Longlea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Corop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Toorak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ventnor (Oaklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Werribee Research Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tolmie State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Forestry Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burnley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canterbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Avenel (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Werribee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mordialloc Woodlands Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Molesworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dandenong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Heyfield State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Malmsbury Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goorambat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mooroopna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Buffalo Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fort William	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brid Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tolmie (Langley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

891 records

Records set or tied on 12 November 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 241, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 190, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 436, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 November 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	241
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	190
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	436
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 November 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 869.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

727 broken records

Margins by which the 727 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 November 1949

Top 20 records on 12 November 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 November 1949	Bridport Post Office, AU	monthly rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1949	Wanaaring (Urisino), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1949	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1949	Leichardt, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1949	Fryerstown, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1949	Toolleen (Ryan), AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1949	Jamieson, AU	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1949	Frankston 1, AU	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1949	Maldon (Derby Hill), AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1949	Seymour Shire Depot, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1949	San Remo, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1949	Deer Park, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1949	Euabalong (Lachlan St), AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1949	Bushy Park, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1949	Burnley Richmond Park, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1949	French Island (Tankerton), AU	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1949	Blessington Upper, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1949	Longlea, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1949	Corop, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1949	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	44 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

1802 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1949. 1949 had 891 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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Data for records on 1949-11-12: 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	661
20 to 40	62
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1