Weather Records on 9 November 1940

611 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 November 1940. Highest significance: Pieter Meintjies (Sar), ZA.

Key Facts for 9 November 1940

On 9 November 1940, 611 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 595 daily.
Pieter Meintjies (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 29.7 mm (1.2 in) on 9 November 1940.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

611 stations

611 station records on 9 November 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 November 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pieter Meintjies (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Touws River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmashogue,Lowlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dewetsdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fredrikstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarke River Telecom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gulnare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dingo Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Reddersburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roodekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Val (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Germiston-Fj Payne Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Botanic Gardens - Pmb	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stirling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nelsdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wonderboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

611 records

Records set or tied on 9 November 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 420, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 9 November 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	420
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 9 November 1940 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 595.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

533 broken records

Margins by which the 533 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 November 1940

Top 20 records on 9 November 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 November 1940	Pieter Meintjies (Sar), ZA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1940	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1940	Mazelspoort Dam, ZA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1940	Steinkopf (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1940	Touws River, ZA	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1940	Springbok, ZA	monthly rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1940	The Cliff, ZA	monthly rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1940	Kilmashogue,Lowlands, ZA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1940	Glasgow #2, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1940	Dewetsdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1940	Poplar 2 E, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1940	Adelaide (Pooraka), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1940	Fredrikstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1940	Roodepoort (Mun), ZA	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1940	Audubon, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1940	Clarke River Telecom, AU	monthly rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1940	Dullstroom (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1940	Gulnare, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1940	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1940	Dingo Vale, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	31 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1940. 1940 had 611 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	501
25 to 50	25
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1