Weather Records on 12 November 1921

141 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 November 1921. Highest significance: Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA.

Key Facts for 12 November 1921

On 12 November 1921, 141 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 136 daily.
Durban-Botanical Gardens set a daily record precipitation of 90.7 mm (3.6 in) on 12 November 1921.
Across 156 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

141 stations

141 station records on 12 November 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 November 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nocoleche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hope (Cypress Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pallal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke (Beemery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dundullimal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Angledool Telephone Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgoin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Garah (Welbon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Davis Island Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brewon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

141 records

Records set or tied on 12 November 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 73, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 12 November 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	73
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 12 November 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 136.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

125 broken records

Margins by which the 125 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 November 1921

Top 20 records on 12 November 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 November 1921	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1921	Nocoleche, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1921	Brewarrina Hospital, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1921	Goodooga (Brenda), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1921	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1921	Quantambone, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1921	Charlotte Plains, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1921	Mount Hope (Cypress Grove), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1921	Bingara Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1921	Pallal, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1921	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1921	Bingara (Keera), AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1921	Yantabulla (Brindingabba), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1921	Bourke (Beemery), AU	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1921	Uccle, BE	daily low max	1.5 C (34.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	77 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1921	Dumble, AU	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1921	Angledool (Angledool Station), AU	monthly rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1921	Peak Hill Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1921	Dundullimal, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1921	Collerina (Corrella), AU	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	26 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

1802 to 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1921. 1921 had 141 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	94
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2