Weather Records on 13 November 1954

282 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 November 1954. Highest significance: Beerlaagte, ZA.

Key Facts for 13 November 1954

On 13 November 1954, 282 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
177 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 279 daily.
Beerlaagte set a daily record precipitation of 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 13 November 1954.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

282 stations

282 station records on 13 November 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 November 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beerlaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Karina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Piute Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ben Lomond	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
The Meadows	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Schoonoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Korsakov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kassler	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hayden	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milingimbi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kanosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boddington Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sub-Nigel (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spicer	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Monument 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Badplaas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

282 records

Records set or tied on 13 November 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 59, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 13 November 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	59
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 13 November 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 279.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

206 broken records

Margins by which the 206 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 November 1954

Top 20 records on 13 November 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 November 1954	Beerlaagte, ZA	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1954	Karina, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1954	Oberon (Jenolan Caves), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1954	Piute Dam, US	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1954	Clayoquot, CA	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1954	Ben Lomond, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1954	Golspie (Ayrston), AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1954	Matanuska Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1954	Hot Springs, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	56 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1954	The Meadows, ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1954	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	56 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1954	Maclear (Mag), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	43 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1954	Basin, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	53 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1954	Barkerville, CA	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	57 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1954	Ismailia, EG	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	53 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1954	Kisinev, MD	daily high min	9.8 C (49.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	58 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1954	Burr Oak 4S, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	52 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1954	Two Harbors, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	41 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1954	Escalante, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	51 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1954	W Pt, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	55 years	23 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

1795 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1954. 1954 had 282 records.

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

Records on 11-13 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1823	2
1825	1
1826	1
1835	2
1848	1
1852	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	2
1866	4
1869	3
1870	1
1873	4
1874	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	4
1882	2
1883	1
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1893	1
1894	5
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	8
1902	17
1903	6
1904	14
1905	13
1906	29
1907	13
1908	9
1909	33
1910	11
1911	62
1912	30
1913	112
1914	43
1915	26
1916	162
1917	66
1918	10
1919	162
1920	88
1921	100
1922	49
1923	178
1924	188
1925	240
1926	129
1927	93
1928	213
1929	426
1930	346
1931	528
1932	357
1933	252
1934	225
1935	317
1936	292
1937	335
1938	429
1939	266
1940	1,131
1941	321
1942	116
1943	144
1944	759
1945	606
1946	566
1947	241
1948	171
1949	440
1950	321
1951	516
1952	246
1953	465
1954	282
1955	1,493
1956	262
1957	395
1958	644
1959	873
1960	397
1961	540
1962	212
1963	360
1964	618
1965	442
1966	388
1967	467
1968	818
1969	620
1970	433
1971	425
1972	1,035
1973	657
1974	658
1975	763
1976	1,219
1977	570
1978	1,014
1979	500
1980	524
1981	884
1982	1,086
1983	1,057
1984	678
1985	1,636
1986	2,629
1987	722
1988	641
1989	1,107
1990	1,155
1991	984
1992	831
1993	1,582
1994	1,091
1995	1,248
1996	1,076
1997	1,330
1998	1,168
1999	2,053
2000	1,597
2001	818
2002	609
2003	867
2004	804
2005	1,071
2006	897
2007	525
2008	768
2009	1,065
2010	1,631
2011	695
2012	507
2013	718
2014	1,591
2015	623
2016	629
2017	266
2018	1,144
2019	2,622
2020	577
2021	473
2022	1,145
2023	566
2024	364
2025	1,238

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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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	197
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1