Weather Records on 21 November 1946

604 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 November 1946. Highest significance: Carway, CA.

Key Facts for 21 November 1946

On 21 November 1946, 604 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 161 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 575 daily.
Carway set an all-time record daily snowfall of 68.6 cm (27.0 in) on 21 November 1946.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

604 stations

604 station records on 21 November 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 November 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carway	Canada	Record daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Carway	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hunterganj	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pachet(Kharai)	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Amlagora	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Silda Belpahari	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Qacha's Nek	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Denman Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haringhata	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pinawa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Umatilla	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belsand	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sarmera	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laukaha	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chakaibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rafiganj	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lydenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mudigere	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gaya	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Narasimharajapura	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baikunthpur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gidhour	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sironcha	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Daltonganj	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yarran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Armstrong	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parkdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Garhwa	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gadhchiroli	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kindsi	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hooghly	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Malda	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Budge Budge	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.2 C (-13.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calcutta/Alipore	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Camperdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Khanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sukinda	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elandshoek, Boston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rietvallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mahuadaur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.3 C (-8.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

604 records

Records set or tied on 21 November 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 334, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 21 November 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	334
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 21 November 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 575.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

525 broken records

Margins by which the 525 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 November 1946

Top 20 records on 21 November 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 1946	Carway, CA	all-time snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	12 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1946	Carway, CA	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1946	Hunterganj, IN	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1946	Pachet(Kharai), IN	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1946	Amlagora, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1946	Silda Belpahari, IN	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1946	Qacha's Nek, LS	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1946	Goldstream Lake, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1946	Greenville, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1946	Cumberland, CA	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1946	Denman Island, CA	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1946	Haringhata, IN	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1946	Pinawa, CA	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1946	Umatilla, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1946	Belsand, IN	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1946	Sarmera, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1946	Laukaha, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1946	Chakaibanda, IN	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1946	Rafiganj, IN	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1946	Lydenburg, ZA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1946. 1946 had 604 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 50	507
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1