Weather Records on 21 November 1929

467 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 November 1929. Highest significance: Little Rock St Capitol, US.

Key Facts for 21 November 1929

On 21 November 1929, 467 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 397 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 461 daily.
Little Rock St Capitol set a daily record snowfall of 5.1 cm (2.0 in) on 21 November 1929.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

467 stations

467 station records on 21 November 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 November 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Baxter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brewon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Boston City WSO	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

467 records

Records set or tied on 21 November 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 240, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 157, Heaviest daily rainfall 25, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 21 November 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	240
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	157
Heaviest daily rainfall	25
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 21 November 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 461.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

384 broken records

Margins by which the 384 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 November 1929

Top 20 records on 21 November 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 1929	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	53 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1929	Ft Collins, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1929	Greeley, US	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1929	Brocken, DE	daily high min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1929	Conway, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1929	Hays 1 S, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1929	Calumet, US	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1929	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	7 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1929	Grants Pass, US	monthly low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1929	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1929	Danevang 1 W, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1929	Brocken, DE	monthly high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1929	Hvar, HR	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1929	Ft Morgan, US	daily low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1929	Estherville 4E, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1929	New Hampton, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1929	Louisiana Starks Nurse, US	monthly low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1929	Albion, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1929	Prineville, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1929	Houston Wb City, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	26 years	22 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1929. 1929 had 467 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	361
10 to 20	9
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	2