Weather Records on 11 November 1921

129 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 November 1921. Highest significance: Butterworth (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 11 November 1921

On 11 November 1921, 129 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 129 daily.
Butterworth (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 37.1 mm (1.5 in) on 11 November 1921.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

129 stations

129 station records on 11 November 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 November 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wangamana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Shearer Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Llangollen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cockburn (Burta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Abbotslea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Poolamacca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lila Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Garah (Welbon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

129 records

Records set or tied on 11 November 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 80, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 11 November 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	80
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 11 November 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 129.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

122 broken records

Margins by which the 122 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 November 1921

Top 20 records on 11 November 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 November 1921	Butterworth (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1921	Enngonia (Belalie), AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1921	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1921	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1921	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1921	Wangamana, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1921	Enngonia (Shearer Street), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1921	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1921	Boulia Airport, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1921	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1921	Isidinge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1921	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1921	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1921	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1921	Llangollen, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1921	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1921	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1921	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1921	Willowvale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1921	Sheffield, GB	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	20 years	25 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

1800 to 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1921. 1921 had 129 records.

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

Records on 11-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1811	2
1813	1
1815	1
1835	1
1837	1
1846	1
1848	1
1849	1
1858	2
1864	2
1866	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	13
1896	4
1897	5
1898	5
1899	9
1900	6
1901	11
1902	1
1903	7
1904	13
1905	6
1906	9
1907	10
1908	12
1909	26
1910	31
1911	35
1912	17
1913	49
1914	54
1915	34
1916	72
1917	31
1918	25
1919	144
1920	118
1921	129
1922	25
1923	61
1924	343
1925	87
1926	368
1927	365
1928	88
1929	297
1930	202
1931	365
1932	252
1933	391
1934	216
1935	761
1936	479
1937	256
1938	250
1939	198
1940	873
1941	291
1942	235
1943	260
1944	333
1945	693
1946	811
1947	599
1948	305
1949	932
1950	1,035
1951	248
1952	356
1953	396
1954	543
1955	855
1956	587
1957	404
1958	206
1959	496
1960	404
1961	354
1962	324
1963	369
1964	782
1965	471
1966	769
1967	421
1968	737
1969	554
1970	1,330
1971	677
1972	423
1973	963
1974	540
1975	597
1976	644
1977	843
1978	1,558
1979	892
1980	854
1981	809
1982	1,507
1983	1,027
1984	742
1985	1,803
1986	2,470
1987	1,673
1988	685
1989	1,161
1990	1,012
1991	1,307
1992	1,418
1993	840
1994	734
1995	2,065
1996	1,159
1997	1,456
1998	1,442
1999	1,138
2000	1,623
2001	718
2002	1,553
2003	652
2004	1,069
2005	1,076
2006	1,228
2007	686
2008	950
2009	1,072
2010	1,110
2011	621
2012	1,455
2013	426
2014	828
2015	796
2016	766
2017	690
2018	967
2019	905
2020	1,558
2021	805
2022	1,583
2023	409
2024	487
2025	1,123

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 11 November 1921
Margin	Records
0 to 10	84
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1