Weather Records on 15 November 1949

244 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 November 1949. Highest significance: Worcester, ZA.

Key Facts for 15 November 1949

On 15 November 1949, 244 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
92 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 238 daily.
Worcester set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 15 November 1949.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

244 stations

244 station records on 15 November 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 November 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cyferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Reddersburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hofmeyer (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dwarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uitkyk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milagres	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Heilbron "Smoordrif"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greatfish-Point Vrt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Convamore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Qacha's Nek	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ludlow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kanowna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
De Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Loongana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merweville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Matatiele	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Naretha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kommissiepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bulwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

244 records

Records set or tied on 15 November 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 135, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 15 November 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 November 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 238.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

210 broken records

Margins by which the 210 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 November 1949

Top 20 records on 15 November 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 November 1949	Worcester, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1949	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1949	Cyferfontein, ZA	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1949	Insikeni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1949	Bologna, IT	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1949	Oudtshoorn, ZA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1949	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1949	Reddersburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1949	Swellendam (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1949	Hofmeyer (Mun), ZA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1949	Rouxville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1949	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1949	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1949	Bloomsbury Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1949	Dwarsfontein, ZA	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1949	Bowen Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1949	Rocklands, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1949	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1949	Uitkyk, ZA	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1949	Casino Airport, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	62 years	30 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

1794 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1949. 1949 had 244 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

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 November 1949
Margin	Records
0 to 10	156
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2