Weather Records on 9 November 1974

430 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 November 1974. Highest significance: Entabeni (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 9 November 1974

On 9 November 1974, 430 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
152 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 424 daily.
Entabeni (Bos) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 141.7 mm (5.6 in) on 9 November 1974.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 524 records.

Record Map

430 stations

430 station records on 9 November 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 November 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pafuri	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lagarto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goedehoop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manaira (Alagoa Nova)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Princesa Isabel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenshill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bontfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flora Valley Old	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Germany	Record snow depth	144.0 cm (56.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zomerkomst (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
White River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Merensky (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Itaete (Iguacu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arizona	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amado	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barro Vermelho (Ibipitanga)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Broederstroom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maranboy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Besonderheid"Byzonderhd."	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mosdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jequie	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lajedinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

430 records

Records set or tied on 9 November 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 127, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 9 November 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	127
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 9 November 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 424.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

366 broken records

Margins by which the 366 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 690.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 November 1974

Top 20 records on 9 November 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 November 1974	Entabeni (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1974	Pafuri, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1974	Lagarto, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1974	Goedehoop (Bos), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1974	Manaira (Alagoa Nova), BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1974	Summit, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1974	Princesa Isabel, BR	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1974	Elim (Hosp), ZA	monthly rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1974	Ravenshill, ZA	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1974	Bontfontein, ZA	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1974	Flora Valley Old, AU	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1974	Fichtelberg, DE	daily snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1974	Feldberg/Schwarzwald, DE	daily snow depth	144.0 cm (56.7 in)	69.0 cm (27.2 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1974	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	82 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1974	Plattsmouth 1E, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1974	Jagersfontein, ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1974	De Hoek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1974	Zomerkomst (Bos), ZA	daily rain	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1974	Ness City, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	72 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1974	Brocken, DE	daily snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	21 years	35 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1974. 1974 had 430 records.

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

Records on 11-09 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1828	1
1835	1
1849	1
1856	2
1859	1
1862	1
1867	1
1868	2
1875	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	5
1891	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	20
1896	1
1897	2
1898	1
1899	3
1900	2
1901	2
1902	6
1903	3
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	3
1908	13
1909	11
1910	8
1911	15
1912	12
1913	50
1914	45
1915	34
1916	45
1917	121
1918	19
1919	76
1920	96
1921	176
1922	21
1923	191
1924	89
1925	224
1926	341
1927	213
1928	81
1929	120
1930	280
1931	997
1932	308
1933	652
1934	442
1935	276
1936	368
1937	354
1938	360
1939	346
1940	611
1941	604
1942	384
1943	521
1944	299
1945	1,211
1946	773
1947	499
1948	439
1949	310
1950	903
1951	506
1952	471
1953	483
1954	675
1955	605
1956	426
1957	341
1958	460
1959	309
1960	488
1961	382
1962	611
1963	362
1964	374
1965	227
1966	1,529
1967	629
1968	681
1969	508
1970	603
1971	887
1972	432
1973	996
1974	430
1975	1,339
1976	1,154
1977	1,361
1978	726
1979	815
1980	916
1981	883
1982	1,189
1983	872
1984	920
1985	1,472
1986	1,766
1987	614
1988	588
1989	967
1990	994
1991	2,382
1992	929
1993	715
1994	885
1995	1,304
1996	1,262
1997	774
1998	1,214
1999	2,238
2000	2,444
2001	811
2002	872
2003	732
2004	874
2005	1,655
2006	1,236
2007	744
2008	523
2009	714
2010	1,201
2011	1,082
2012	927
2013	451
2014	475
2015	976
2016	1,247
2017	413
2018	1,217
2019	921
2020	2,410
2021	413
2022	1,489
2023	637
2024	839
2025	499

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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	363
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1