Weather Records on 21 November 1945

308 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 November 1945. Highest significance: Brodhead Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 21 November 1945

On 21 November 1945, 308 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 300 daily.
Brodhead Wwtp set a daily record snowfall of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 21 November 1945.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

308 stations

308 station records on 21 November 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 November 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Prattville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tuskegee	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gaston Shoals	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hickory	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Menasha	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Levy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

308 records

Records set or tied on 21 November 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 119, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 21 November 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 21 November 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 300.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

255 broken records

Margins by which the 255 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 163.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 November 1945

Top 20 records on 21 November 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 1945	Brodhead Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1945	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1945	Prattville, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1945	Pilgrims Rest (Pol), ZA	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1945	Concord, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1945	Plymouth Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1945	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1945	Brockville, CA	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1945	Tuskegee, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1945	Fairview, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1945	Palmetto, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1945	Skagway, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1945	Oconto 4 W, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1945	Madison Wb City, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1945	Escanaba, US	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1945	Highland Home, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1945	Centerville, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1945	Bay Saint Louis, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1945	Ashwood, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1945	Gaspe, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	34 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1945. 1945 had 308 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 25	208
25 to 50	28
50 to 75	12
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1