Weather Records on 15 November 1961

679 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 November 1961. Highest significance: Robertstown, AU.

Key Facts for 15 November 1961

On 15 November 1961, 679 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
124 were record highs and 81 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 660 daily.
Robertstown set a monthly record daily precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 15 November 1961.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

679 stations

679 station records on 15 November 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 November 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Robertstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Saxby Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marree (Farina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Deerfield 10 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goorangoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Porter 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Reasi	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Meryula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Silver City	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dimmitt 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Obar	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Langet	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wingate	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pinos Altos	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Progresso	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Pernatty Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Kars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

679 records

Records set or tied on 15 November 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 387, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 15 November 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	387
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 15 November 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 660.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

600 broken records

Margins by which the 600 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 November 1961

Top 20 records on 15 November 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 November 1961	Robertstown, AU	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1961	Kenton, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1961	Hill City Muni AP, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1961	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1961	Anna Creek, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1961	Saxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1961	Springerville, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1961	Stratford, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1961	Cambridge Downs Station, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1961	White Cliffs (Wonnaminta), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1961	Woolgangi, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1961	Woomera (Oakden Hills), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1961	Marree (Farina), AU	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1961	Pasamonte, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1961	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1961	Deerfield 10 NNW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1961	Syracuse 1NE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1961	Bosque del Apache, US	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	65 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1961	Boise City 2 E, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1961	Dodge City, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	46 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1961. 1961 had 679 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	554
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1