Weather Records on 15 November 1970

634 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 November 1970. Highest significance: Bordertown (Karrawirra), AU.

Key Facts for 15 November 1970

On 15 November 1970, 634 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 595 daily.
Bordertown (Karrawirra) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 67.8 mm (2.7 in) on 15 November 1970.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

634 stations

634 station records on 15 November 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 November 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bordertown (Karrawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tintinara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Leslie Manor (Boolarra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Casterton (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hamilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Coleraine Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Penola (Comaum Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lake Bolac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	75.0 cm (29.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Moorlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	63.0 cm (24.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Coomandook (Malinong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Kooeeyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kolora (Wooriwyrite)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Balgownie West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Burr Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Biscuit Flat (Woolmit)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lameroo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bonley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chetwynd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Karnak (Rosedale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Plains (Metala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walpeup Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Streatham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dergholm (Hillgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record snow depth	95.0 cm (37.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tovdal	Norway	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	101.0 cm (39.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pura Pura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chapple Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kybybolite Research Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tahara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Willowghby East Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marnhull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvoll Verk	Norway	Record snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte Cave Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warrion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lillimur Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Serviceton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston SE (Keilira Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Timboon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kjelsas I Sorkedalen	Norway	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerslie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

634 records

Records set or tied on 15 November 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 417, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 15 November 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	417
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 15 November 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 39, daily 595.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

569 broken records

Margins by which the 569 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 680.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 November 1970

Top 20 records on 15 November 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 November 1970	Bordertown (Karrawirra), AU	monthly rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1970	Tintinara, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1970	Lucindale Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1970	Leslie Manor (Boolarra), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1970	Casterton (Roseneath), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1970	Hamilton, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1970	Coleraine Hospital, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1970	Penola (Comaum Park), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1970	Lake Bolac (Post Office), AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1970	Bulken, NO	daily snow depth	75.0 cm (29.5 in)	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1970	Moorlands, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1970	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily snow depth	63.0 cm (24.8 in)	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1970	Coomandook (Malinong), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1970	Lake Leake (Kooeeyong), AU	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1970	Naracoorte, AU	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	83 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1970	Kolora (Wooriwyrite), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1970	Balgownie West, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1970	Casterton (Warrock), AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1970	Sherbrooke, CA	daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1970	Mount Burr Forest Reserve, AU	monthly rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	54 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1970. 1970 had 634 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 100	553
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1