Weather Records on 21 November 1943

212 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 November 1943. Highest significance: Gannapan, ZA.

Key Facts for 21 November 1943

On 21 November 1943, 212 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
84 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 208 daily.
Gannapan set a daily record precipitation of 42.2 mm (1.7 in) on 21 November 1943.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

212 stations

212 station records on 21 November 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 November 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Letjiebos (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Satyavedu	India	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ottosdal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Groton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tarome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ennore Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelock	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pieter Meintjies (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middelpos (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calvinia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wupperthal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gordonville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koup (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Mills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Daflating	India	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem Lehigh UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kyogle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Konni	India	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ponneri	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

212 records

Records set or tied on 21 November 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 110, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 21 November 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	110
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 November 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 208.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

179 broken records

Margins by which the 179 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 November 1943

Top 20 records on 21 November 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 1943	Gannapan, ZA	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1943	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1943	Letjiebos (Sar), ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1943	Satyavedu, IN	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1943	Ottosdal, ZA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1943	Fitchburg 4 SE, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1943	Miriam Vale, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1943	Groton, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1943	Winchendon, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1943	Plymouth, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	46 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1943	Homestead Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1943	Sulphur Springs, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1943	Tarome, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1943	Fort Good Hope 2, CA	daily high max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1943	De Vlei "de Kruis", ZA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	48 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1943	Sydney Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1943	Puttur, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1943	Lisboa Geofisica, PT	daily low min	4.0 C (39.2 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	37 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1943	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1943	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	42 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1943. 1943 had 212 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 2026-10-17 (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	138
10 to 20	25
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1