Weather Records on 24 November 1950

1,821 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 November 1950. Highest significance: Guelph Oac, CA.

Key Facts for 24 November 1950

On 24 November 1950, 1,821 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 1,289 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 354 monthly and 1,463 daily.
Guelph Oac set an all-time record daily snowfall of 55.1 cm (21.7 in) on 24 November 1950.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,821 stations

1,821 station records on 24 November 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 November 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	55.1 cm (21.7 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Wentworth (Wamberra Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kitchener	Canada	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Archer Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Orangeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
La Ringo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kilcumin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blair Athol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Terry Hie Hie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kinnoul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Torrumbarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Queenton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mirtna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kitchener	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Terrace	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
The Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Thomas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,821 records

Records set or tied on 24 November 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 524, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 765, Heaviest daily rainfall 300, Heaviest daily snowfall 102, Deepest snow cover 54.

Records on 24 November 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	524
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	765
Heaviest daily rainfall	300
Heaviest daily snowfall	102
Deepest snow cover	54

Records on 24 November 1950 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 354, daily 1,463.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,559 broken records

Margins by which the 1,559 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 November 1950

Top 20 records on 24 November 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 November 1950	Guelph Oac, CA	all-time snowfall	55.1 cm (21.7 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	66 years	79 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1950	Wentworth (Wamberra Station), AU	monthly rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1950	Valley of Lagoons, AU	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1950	Kitchener, CA	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	9 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1950	Guelph Oac, CA	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1950	Bogantungan Post Office, AU	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	21 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1950	Anakie Richardson St, AU	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1950	Springsure Comet St, AU	monthly rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1950	Toronto, CA	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1950	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	monthly rain	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1950	Archer Point Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1950	Pine Hill Railway Station, AU	monthly rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	13 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1950	Mount McConnell, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1950	Orangeville, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1950	Hughenden Station, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1950	Oak Park Station, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1950	Hillgrove Station, AU	monthly rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1950	Alpha Post Office, AU	monthly rain	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1950	La Ringo, AU	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1950	Kilcumin, AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	55 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

1793 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1950. 1950 had 1,821 records.

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

Records on 11-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1812	1
1824	2
1831	1
1836	1
1838	1
1841	1
1846	1
1852	2
1853	1
1856	2
1858	3
1863	1
1865	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	1
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	6
1889	1
1890	6
1892	3
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	12
1903	8
1904	15
1905	17
1906	19
1907	14
1908	53
1909	30
1910	9
1911	47
1912	24
1913	26
1914	64
1915	20
1916	97
1917	110
1918	18
1919	43
1920	21
1921	60
1922	66
1923	164
1924	261
1925	132
1926	107
1927	410
1928	110
1929	226
1930	368
1931	945
1932	186
1933	211
1934	100
1935	221
1936	216
1937	302
1938	778
1939	234
1940	439
1941	166
1942	490
1943	192
1944	418
1945	226
1946	368
1947	745
1948	459
1949	487
1950	1,821
1951	627
1952	762
1953	280
1954	315
1955	621
1956	732
1957	282
1958	650
1959	665
1960	318
1961	660
1962	299
1963	351
1964	330
1965	1,334
1966	840
1967	294
1968	271
1969	284
1970	1,493
1971	836
1972	633
1973	1,513
1974	434
1975	844
1976	412
1977	1,071
1978	703
1979	1,458
1980	1,053
1981	910
1982	1,223
1983	1,370
1984	1,074
1985	2,300
1986	713
1987	781
1988	904
1989	1,005
1990	1,031
1991	928
1992	1,515
1993	2,296
1994	792
1995	956
1996	1,232
1997	489
1998	893
1999	1,202
2000	705
2001	1,808
2002	755
2003	1,166
2004	1,255
2005	1,115
2006	992
2007	1,001
2008	777
2009	889
2010	1,626
2011	1,046
2012	370
2013	1,155
2014	1,016
2015	493
2016	452
2017	1,526
2018	535
2019	323
2020	391
2021	451
2022	378
2023	554
2024	755
2025	453

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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 50	1,480
50 to 100	62
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2