Weather Records on 15 November 1971

657 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 November 1971. Highest significance: Hugoton, US.

Key Facts for 15 November 1971

On 15 November 1971, 657 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
321 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 636 daily.
Hugoton set a monthly record daily precipitation of 82.3 mm (3.2 in) on 15 November 1971.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

657 stations

657 station records on 15 November 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 November 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington (Ware Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gander Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Koorawatha (Boorowa Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Junee St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eurongilly (Bundaleer)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Conlen	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ariah Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Illilawa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Turee Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Finley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Point (St Pauls Clo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Biala (Alvison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clare (Emu Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.3 C (104.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coolamon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.6 C (101.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	84.0 cm (33.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ungarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool Motors	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Curvelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

657 records

Records set or tied on 15 November 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 182, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 139, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 246, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 15 November 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	182
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	139
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 15 November 1971 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 636.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

527 broken records

Margins by which the 527 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 November 1971

Top 20 records on 15 November 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 November 1971	Hugoton, US	monthly rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1971	Atbasar, KZ	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1971	Aberdeen Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1971	Hamersley, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1971	Darlington (Ware Street), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1971	Gander Int'l A, CA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1971	Koorawatha (Boorowa Street), AU	monthly rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1971	Grong Grong (Junee St), AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1971	Barellan Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1971	Eurongilly (Bundaleer), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	86 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1971	Conlen, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1971	Laidley Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1971	Botany No.1 Dam, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	77 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1971	Doornkom, ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1971	Warroo (Geeron), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1971	Ariah Park Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1971	Hay (Illilawa), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1971	Turee Creek, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1971	Boorowa Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1971	Finley Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	38 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1971. 1971 had 657 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	494
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	5