Weather Records on 21 November 1922

42 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 November 1922. Highest significance: Smithfield (Mun), ZA.

Key Facts for 21 November 1922

On 21 November 1922, 42 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
8 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 41 daily.
Smithfield (Mun) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 21 November 1922.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

42 stations

42 station records on 21 November 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 November 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Thornborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Biamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

42 records

Records set or tied on 21 November 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 28, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 21 November 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	28
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 November 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 41.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

36 broken records

Margins by which the 36 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

21 November 1922

Top 20 records on 21 November 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 1922	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1922	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1922	Aliwal North, ZA	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1922	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1922	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1922	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1922	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1922	Graaff Reinet, ZA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1922	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1922	Ida, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1922	Zametchino, RU	daily rain	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1922	Syfergat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1922	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1922	Chatham 2, CA	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1922	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1922	Boggabri (Milchengowrie), AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1922	Neilrex (Caigan), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1922	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1922	Tylden "Tulden", ZA	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1922	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	27 years	17 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

1803 to 1922

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1922. 1922 had 42 records.

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

Records on 11-21 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1816	2
1821	2
1829	1
1835	1
1839	1
1844	1
1847	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	4
1866	1
1868	1
1870	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1876	2
1879	4
1880	4
1881	1
1882	1
1883	3
1887	3
1889	1
1890	7
1893	1
1894	4
1896	1
1897	4
1898	3
1899	4
1900	7
1901	5
1902	7
1903	5
1904	9
1905	3
1906	14
1907	7
1908	9
1909	18
1910	23
1911	19
1912	14
1913	79
1914	51
1915	21
1916	66
1917	248
1918	12
1919	22
1920	36
1921	96
1922	42
1923	27
1924	104
1925	73
1926	420
1927	108
1928	109
1929	467
1930	243
1931	682
1932	162
1933	381
1934	578
1935	62
1936	192
1937	1,309
1938	119
1939	303
1940	337
1941	329
1942	662
1943	212
1944	250
1945	308
1946	604
1947	540
1948	414
1949	588
1950	904
1951	605
1952	424
1953	408
1954	927
1955	419
1956	624
1957	442
1958	407
1959	460
1960	691
1961	738
1962	524
1963	601
1964	1,014
1965	448
1966	589
1967	336
1968	358
1969	611
1970	400
1971	514
1972	735
1973	1,100
1974	809
1975	548
1976	315
1977	1,313
1978	1,034
1979	1,409
1980	805
1981	939
1982	807
1983	1,066
1984	525
1985	1,808
1986	815
1987	949
1988	928
1989	797
1990	1,337
1991	944
1992	1,375
1993	1,413
1994	1,179
1995	1,084
1996	1,882
1997	449
1998	1,312
1999	920
2000	1,191
2001	811
2002	847
2003	1,007
2004	873
2005	491
2006	1,181
2007	936
2008	1,079
2009	1,131
2010	894
2011	944
2012	792
2013	543
2014	815
2015	785
2016	1,000
2017	687
2018	391
2019	653
2020	421
2021	296
2022	824
2023	584
2024	519
2025	745

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	21
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1