Weather Records on 19 November 1974

524 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 November 1974. Highest significance: Moulyinning, AU.

Key Facts for 19 November 1974

On 19 November 1974, 524 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
132 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 507 daily.
Moulyinning set a daily record precipitation of 44.2 mm (1.7 in) on 19 November 1974.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

524 stations

524 station records on 19 November 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 November 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moulyinning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.4 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nairibin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
South Solitary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pingrup South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rawlinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tara Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vryheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Groot Rietvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nanda Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dumbleyung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nyabing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kangela, Mtubatuba	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yangan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cheshunt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kukerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hendrikspan (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mbarara	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wagin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Falcondale - Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hannaford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Magenta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Denning Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chinocup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrowah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kogan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lunner	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ozernaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bengalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coramba (Glenfiddich)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Graham Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wondalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Pikapene Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goedehoop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kismet Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rumbulara Vineyards	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Turallin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oslo Blindern	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Millmerran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

524 records

Records set or tied on 19 November 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 352, Heaviest daily snowfall 13.

Records on 19 November 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	352
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 November 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 507.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

463 broken records

Margins by which the 463 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 November 1974

Top 20 records on 19 November 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 November 1974	Moulyinning, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 November 1974	Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1974	Woomera, AU	monthly rain	130.4 mm (5.1 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1974	Nairibin, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1974	South Solitary Island, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1974	Pingrup South, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1974	Amersfoort (Pol), ZA	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1974	Rawlinna, AU	daily rain	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1974	Moreton Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1974	Tara Shire Council, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1974	Vryheid, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1974	Groot Rietvlei, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1974	Nanda Downs, AU	daily rain	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1974	Dumbleyung, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1974	Lake Pingrup, AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1974	Nyabing, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1974	Kangela, Mtubatuba, ZA	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1974	Yangan Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1974	Cheshunt, AU	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1974	Kukerin, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	48 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

1793 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1974. 1974 had 524 records.

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

Records on 11-19 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1805	1
1816	3
1829	2
1835	1
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1851	1
1855	1
1858	2
1861	1
1864	1
1865	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	10
1891	4
1892	1
1894	2
1896	4
1897	6
1898	2
1899	1
1900	14
1901	13
1902	18
1903	14
1904	21
1905	15
1906	35
1907	7
1908	12
1909	13
1910	24
1911	30
1912	24
1913	54
1914	62
1915	24
1916	14
1917	31
1918	16
1919	56
1920	12
1921	110
1922	32
1923	74
1924	142
1925	363
1926	267
1927	110
1928	228
1929	90
1930	724
1931	232
1932	437
1933	519
1934	500
1935	81
1936	519
1937	672
1938	283
1939	310
1940	231
1941	876
1942	724
1943	504
1944	316
1945	243
1946	723
1947	474
1948	736
1949	408
1950	715
1951	896
1952	183
1953	688
1954	468
1955	573
1956	357
1957	502
1958	270
1959	380
1960	216
1961	352
1962	570
1963	650
1964	811
1965	321
1966	238
1967	353
1968	365
1969	815
1970	306
1971	455
1972	589
1973	607
1974	524
1975	799
1976	392
1977	964
1978	1,840
1979	527
1980	796
1981	632
1982	634
1983	755
1984	522
1985	2,642
1986	1,613
1987	776
1988	626
1989	1,199
1990	525
1991	619
1992	986
1993	932
1994	1,197
1995	1,189
1996	1,854
1997	710
1998	994
1999	590
2000	1,609
2001	998
2002	828
2003	1,367
2004	692
2005	554
2006	754
2007	1,149
2008	1,675
2009	828
2010	599
2011	858
2012	516
2013	458
2014	2,311
2015	1,050
2016	830
2017	449
2018	407
2019	531
2020	1,117
2021	449
2022	1,316
2023	659
2024	889
2025	652

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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	404
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1