Weather Records on 15 November 1953

855 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 November 1953. Highest significance: Philipstown (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 15 November 1953

On 15 November 1953, 855 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
729 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 817 daily.
Philipstown (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 15 November 1953.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

855 stations

855 station records on 15 November 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 November 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Esperanza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bellrock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rooiwal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasgat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Welgelegen(Middlemnt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wolmada	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Scheurfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tevredenheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waterfall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zamora (Obs)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vergelegen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Swaelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Groothoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carnarvon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wildeperdehoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Groot-Arendskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grootdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.7 C (-32.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gordonville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tweefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Agtertang	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valemount	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kareedoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stockdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

855 records

Records set or tied on 15 November 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 512, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 217, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 114.

Records on 15 November 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	512
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	217
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 November 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 38, daily 817.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

668 broken records

Margins by which the 668 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 November 1953

Top 20 records on 15 November 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 November 1953	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1953	Esperanza, ZA	monthly rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1953	Grootfontein, ZA	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1953	Bellrock, ZA	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1953	Rooiwal, ZA	monthly rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1953	Thomasgat, ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1953	Petrusville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1953	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1953	Welgelegen(Middlemnt, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1953	Wolmada, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1953	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1953	Scheurfontein, ZA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1953	Grapevale, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1953	Tevredenheid, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1953	Thornlea, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1953	De Aar, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1953	Tafelberg Hall, ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1953	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1953	Hughenden, ZA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1953	Zoetvlei, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	42 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

1794 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1953. 1953 had 855 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 1953
Margin	Records
0 to 10	614
10 to 20	25
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1