Weather Records on 6 November 1950

314 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 November 1950. Highest significance: Sunticoppa, IN.

Key Facts for 6 November 1950

On 6 November 1950, 314 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 306 daily.
Sunticoppa set a monthly record daily precipitation of 229.9 mm (9.1 in) on 6 November 1950.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

314 stations

314 station records on 6 November 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 November 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sunticoppa	India	Record daily precipitation	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Escada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chintalapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nordegg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madhugiri	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rajathgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karikode	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ruel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Malakapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Myton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Idracowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Langebaan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fowlers Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordegg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elsenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Motte (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rockingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mooliabeenee Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

314 records

Records set or tied on 6 November 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 83, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 6 November 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 6 November 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 306.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

236 broken records

Margins by which the 236 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 November 1950

Top 20 records on 6 November 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 November 1950	Sunticoppa, IN	monthly rain	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1950	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1950	Kluitjeskraal (Bos), ZA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1950	Escada, BR	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1950	Chintalapudi, IN	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1950	Dalby Post Office, AU	monthly low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1950	Nordegg, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1950	Ft Pierce, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	41 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1950	Eutawville, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1950	Madhugiri, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1950	Rajathgarh, IN	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1950	Gainesville UNIV of Fl, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	45 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1950	Portales, US	monthly high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1950	Kiev, UA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	3 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1950	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	48 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1950	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1950	Farmington, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1950	Karikode, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1950	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily high max	8.8 C (47.8 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	41 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1950	Moore Haven Lock 1, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	27 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1950. 1950 had 314 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 20	216
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1