Weather Records on 15 November 2001

1,560 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 November 2001. Highest significance: Garden City, US.

Key Facts for 15 November 2001

On 15 November 2001, 1,560 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
954 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 66 monthly and 1,491 daily.
Garden City set a monthly record daily precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 15 November 2001.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,560 stations

1,560 station records on 15 November 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 November 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Burnerbinmah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Tarpley 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Rocksprings	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bowgada	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Perenjori	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Murrum Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
McCamey	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Forsan	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Latham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bakersfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Prade Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pandale 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bulliwallah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Evant 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis 13 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dunrobin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Freer	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Branch 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whitsett	United States	Record daily precipitation	227.3 mm (8.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yulmbu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.2 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Big Lake 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Austin-Camp Mabry	United States	Record daily precipitation	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Willesley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Truscott 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yongarloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ulcanbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Villanueva	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,560 records

Records set or tied on 15 November 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 419, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 535, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 441, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 15 November 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	419
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	535
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	441
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 15 November 2001 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 66, daily 1,491.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,322 broken records

Margins by which the 1,322 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 340.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 November 2001

Top 20 records on 15 November 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 November 2001	Garden City, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	81 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
15 November 2001	Burnerbinmah, AU	monthly rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	66 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
15 November 2001	Kingsville, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
15 November 2001	Alice, US	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 years	73 of 100 (Major)
15 November 2001	Tarpley 3S, US	monthly rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 years	73 of 100 (Major)
15 November 2001	San Marcos, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	100 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 November 2001	Menard, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 November 2001	Rocksprings, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 November 2001	Bowgada, AU	monthly rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	85 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 November 2001	Perenjori, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 November 2001	Seymour 3NW, US	monthly rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 November 2001	Murrum Station, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	100 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 November 2001	Brackettville, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	82 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 November 2001	McCamey, US	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 November 2001	Forsan, US	monthly rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	26 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 November 2001	Latham, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 November 2001	Elgin Downs, AU	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 November 2001	Bakersfield, US	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 November 2001	Prade Rch, US	monthly rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 November 2001	Pandale 1 N, US	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2001. 2001 had 1,560 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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Data for records on 2001-11-15: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 50	1,280
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1