Weather Records on 15 November 1962

423 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 November 1962. Highest significance: Regina, US.

Key Facts for 15 November 1962

On 15 November 1962, 423 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 418 daily.
Regina set a daily record precipitation of 35.1 mm (1.4 in) on 15 November 1962.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

423 stations

423 station records on 15 November 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 November 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Regina	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kanye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Juliana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Germiston-Fj Payne Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dinokana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kapokhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkersdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hendrikspan (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bergzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Catharinasvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grootpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Payson Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Ancha	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hecla	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cuitzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Zitacuaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

423 records

Records set or tied on 15 November 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 245, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 15 November 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	245
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 15 November 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 418.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

369 broken records

Margins by which the 369 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 155.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 November 1962

Top 20 records on 15 November 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 November 1962	Regina, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1962	Chama, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1962	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	monthly snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1962	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1962	Kanye, BW	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1962	Venterstad, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1962	Juliana, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1962	Ljubljana Bezigrad, SI	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1962	Woodland, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1962	Annapolis Royal, CA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1962	Digby, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	89 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1962	Espanola, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	66 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1962	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1962	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1962	Julesburg, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1962	Driggs, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1962	Celaya (Smn), MX	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1962	Germiston-Fj Payne Park, ZA	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1962	Dinokana, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1962	Kapokhoek, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	31 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1962. 1962 had 423 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 20	338
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1