Weather Records on 15 November 1952

481 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 November 1952. Highest significance: Lima, US.

Key Facts for 15 November 1952

On 15 November 1952, 481 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 467 daily.
Lima set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 15 November 1952.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

481 stations

481 station records on 15 November 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 November 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwoudville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Langebaan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Philipsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Allansford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Porterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Largo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kendall	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record snow depth	410.0 cm (161.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Long Beach Pub Svc	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers Ed Ph 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Adaven	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pioneer (Main Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.3 C (-13.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

481 records

Records set or tied on 15 November 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 15 November 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 15 November 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 467.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

391 broken records

Margins by which the 391 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 600.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 November 1952

Top 20 records on 15 November 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 November 1952	Lima, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1952	Nieuwoudville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1952	Langebaan, ZA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1952	Virginia City, US	monthly rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1952	Huntington, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1952	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1952	Deloraine (Athol), AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1952	Cloudskraal, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1952	McGill, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1952	Szeged, HU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1952	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily low min	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	7.5 C (13.5 F)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1952	Virginia City, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1952	Santa Maria, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1952	Philipsburg, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1952	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1952	Allansford, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1952	Porterville, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1952	Campo Largo, BR	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1952	Virden, CA	daily high min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	61 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1952	Gyshgy, TM	daily low max	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	11.5 C (20.7 F)	45 years	33 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1952. 1952 had 481 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	386
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1