Weather Records on 12 November 1991

1,150 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 November 1991. Highest significance: Moose Lake 1 SSE, US.

Key Facts for 12 November 1991

On 12 November 1991, 1,150 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
213 were record highs and 251 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 1,129 daily.
Moose Lake 1 SSE set a daily record snow depth of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 12 November 1991.
Across 156 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

1,150 stations

1,150 station records on 12 November 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 November 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cambridge	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
La Ribera	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Glorieta	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Miguel Hidalgo Y Costil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Las Caas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hinckley	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Huites	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Los Mochis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leadhills	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Duluth	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose del Cabo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ida Grove 5NW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Croix Falls	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Lake 5NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hornell Almond Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grantsburg	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rosamorada	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Las Cruces	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Gracia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dorchester	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manzini/Matsapa Air	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Javier	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteface Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cadege	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hornell Almond Dam	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caduao	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Penicuik	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malelane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
River Falls	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Duckinwilla Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,150 records

Records set or tied on 12 November 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 145, Highest daily minimum 167, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 439, Heaviest daily snowfall 73, Deepest snow cover 174.

Records on 12 November 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	145
Highest daily minimum	167
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	439
Heaviest daily snowfall	73
Deepest snow cover	174

Records on 12 November 1991 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 1,129.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

951 broken records

Margins by which the 951 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 787.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 November 1991

Top 20 records on 12 November 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 November 1991	Moose Lake 1 SSE, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1991	San Felipe, MX	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1991	Cambridge, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1991	La Ribera, MX	monthly rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1991	Glorieta, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1991	Grafton, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	93 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1991	Solon Springs, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1991	Superior, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1991	Hastings Dam 2, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1991	Stillwater 1 SE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1991	Presa Miguel Hidalgo Y Costil, MX	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1991	Las Caas, MX	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1991	Cloquet, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1991	Gaylord, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1991	Hinckley, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1991	Portageville 1N, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1991	Huites, MX	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1991	Angelica, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1991	Two Harbors, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1991	Los Mochis, MX	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 years	46 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

1802 to 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1991. 1991 had 1,150 records.

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

Records on 11-12 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1804	1
1823	1
1835	3
1848	1
1849	1
1859	1
1862	2
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1881	7
1882	3
1885	1
1886	3
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	2
1894	6
1895	20
1896	1
1897	7
1898	3
1899	1
1901	6
1902	20
1903	7
1904	10
1905	14
1906	15
1907	6
1908	9
1909	30
1910	34
1911	56
1912	21
1913	51
1914	18
1915	20
1916	217
1917	29
1918	16
1919	85
1920	198
1921	141
1922	61
1923	99
1924	355
1925	203
1926	224
1927	193
1928	99
1929	203
1930	191
1931	442
1932	237
1933	267
1934	292
1935	458
1936	418
1937	227
1938	529
1939	171
1940	806
1941	294
1942	173
1943	178
1944	398
1945	500
1946	428
1947	532
1948	156
1949	891
1950	458
1951	489
1952	312
1953	413
1954	393
1955	807
1956	243
1957	282
1958	290
1959	605
1960	629
1961	348
1962	233
1963	273
1964	790
1965	362
1966	517
1967	400
1968	1,185
1969	670
1970	872
1971	566
1972	716
1973	1,029
1974	559
1975	580
1976	1,236
1977	767
1978	1,278
1979	686
1980	860
1981	805
1982	1,338
1983	1,116
1984	738
1985	1,727
1986	1,839
1987	1,480
1988	941
1989	1,385
1990	971
1991	1,150
1992	1,247
1993	1,145
1994	1,025
1995	1,856
1996	1,235
1997	1,334
1998	1,214
1999	1,762
2000	1,796
2001	772
2002	1,057
2003	1,100
2004	847
2005	1,017
2006	827
2007	617
2008	680
2009	1,124
2010	1,229
2011	572
2012	1,008
2013	703
2014	1,192
2015	711
2016	609
2017	446
2018	1,277
2019	2,525
2020	1,086
2021	895
2022	1,516
2023	437
2024	396
2025	734

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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	899
100 to 200	31
200 to 300	12
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1