Weather Records on 21 November 1942

662 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 November 1942. Highest significance: Mount Macedon, AU.

Key Facts for 21 November 1942

On 21 November 1942, 662 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
236 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 649 daily.
Mount Macedon set a daily record precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 21 November 1942.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

662 stations

662 station records on 21 November 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 November 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Macedon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Courela (Challner)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sidlaghatta	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Balliang East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yannathan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingburg AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna (Goode)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leaghur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallan (Walnarring)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gerang Gerung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colby	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bramfield Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Plains (Metala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Callaghan Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Devanhalli	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aldinga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ceduna (Koonibba Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Koshkonong	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shelford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Frostburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

662 records

Records set or tied on 21 November 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 165, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 367, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 21 November 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	165
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	367
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 21 November 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 649.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

557 broken records

Margins by which the 557 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 November 1942

Top 20 records on 21 November 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 1942	Mount Macedon, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1942	Courela (Challner), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1942	Sarita 7 E, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1942	Port Elliot Caravan Park, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1942	Sidlaghatta, IN	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1942	Balliang East, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1942	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1942	Bezenchuk, RU	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1942	Yannathan, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1942	Huntingburg AP, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1942	Ceduna (Goode), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1942	Leaghur, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1942	Elliston, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1942	Wallan (Walnarring), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1942	Corny Point, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1942	Gerang Gerung, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1942	Colby, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1942	Macomb, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1942	Taylorsville 2SW, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1942	Bramfield Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	36 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

1803 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1942. 1942 had 662 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 2026-10-15 (15 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 20	514
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1