Weather Records on 15 November 1974

392 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 November 1974. Highest significance: Cheboygan, US.

Key Facts for 15 November 1974

On 15 November 1974, 392 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
185 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 385 daily.
Cheboygan set a daily record snowfall of 21.6 cm (8.5 in) on 15 November 1974.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

392 stations

392 station records on 15 November 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 November 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Amiens-Glisy	France	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Millaa Millaa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kunwarara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers City 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gumlu Days Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Doornbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	France	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kangaroo Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Detour Village	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Floyd 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aguiar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cotija	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Serra Grande (Ibitirucu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huelva	Spain	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Freeland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lac Vieux Desert	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pajingo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wyberba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bonn-Friesdorf	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Derdekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
General Wayne A Downing Intl A	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Solingen-Hohenscheid	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrix	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ungowa Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

392 records

Records set or tied on 15 November 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 95, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 15 November 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 15 November 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 385.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

323 broken records

Margins by which the 323 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 November 1974

Top 20 records on 15 November 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 November 1974	Cheboygan, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1974	Amiens-Glisy, FR	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1974	Millaa Millaa Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1974	Kunwarara Post Office, AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1974	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high max	8.6 C (47.5 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	116 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1974	W Lafayette 6 NW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1974	Detour Village, US	monthly snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1974	Ravenswood Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1974	Uccle, BE	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1974	Mt Wx, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1974	Winterswijk, NL	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1974	Rogers City 3 S, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1974	Gumlu Days Road, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1974	Strathbogie, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1974	Isis Junction Railway STN, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1974	Strathmore, AU	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1974	Doornbult, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1974	Abbeville, FR	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1974	Arecibo 3 ESE, PR	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1974	Glenbrook, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	64 years	33 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1974. 1974 had 392 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	273
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	2