Weather Records on 21 November 1947

540 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 November 1947. Highest significance: Forestburg 4 NNE, US.

Key Facts for 21 November 1947

On 21 November 1947, 540 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 520 daily.
Forestburg 4 NNE set a daily record precipitation of 28.2 mm (1.1 in) on 21 November 1947.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

540 stations

540 station records on 21 November 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 November 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kodiak	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
The Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orje	Norway	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Augustus Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Syferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ione	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead St Teachers C	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

540 records

Records set or tied on 21 November 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 208, Heaviest daily snowfall 78, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 21 November 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	78
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 21 November 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 520.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

447 broken records

Margins by which the 447 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 November 1947

Top 20 records on 21 November 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 1947	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1947	Mt Pleasant 2 W, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1947	Tres Piedras, US	monthly rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1947	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1947	Miller, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1947	Hugoton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1947	Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1947	Aurukun Shire Council, AU	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1947	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1947	Fosston 1 E, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1947	Castlewood, US	daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1947	Plains, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1947	Tucumcari, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1947	Armagh, GB	monthly high min	13.8 C (56.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1947	Gordon 6N, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1947	Castlewood, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1947	Winnemucca AP, US	daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	46 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1947	Galway, IE	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1947	Duiwelskloof (Mun), ZA	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1947	Campbell, US	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	25 years	31 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1947. 1947 had 540 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	406
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1