Weather Records on 21 November 1948

414 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 November 1948. Highest significance: Prantij, IN.

Key Facts for 21 November 1948

On 21 November 1948, 414 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 382 daily.
Prantij set a monthly record daily precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 21 November 1948.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

414 stations

414 station records on 21 November 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 November 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Prantij	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Datia	India	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mandal	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Veraval	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Colby	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pichhore(Dabra)	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kalyan	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pardi	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gondal	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maihar	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vidisha	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kurla	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vada	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Udaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bardoli	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kota-In-Rajasthan	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Junagadh	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Peint	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Panvel	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karera	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kharaghoda	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ankleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jalalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nasik	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trimbak	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thulimbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Broach	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jhalod	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deolapur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vagra	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bulsar Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karmala	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mokhada	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karjat	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mahua	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Navanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vaduj	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Garhi	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dhoraji	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roha	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Thana	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wilton	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

414 records

Records set or tied on 21 November 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 277, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 21 November 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	277
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 21 November 1948 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 29, daily 382.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

380 broken records

Margins by which the 380 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 November 1948

Top 20 records on 21 November 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 1948	Prantij, IN	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1948	Datia, IN	monthly rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1948	Mandal, IN	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1948	Harlan, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1948	Veraval, IN	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1948	Colby, US	monthly snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1948	Pichhore(Dabra), IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1948	Kalyan, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1948	Pardi, IN	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1948	Gondal, IN	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1948	Maihar, IN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1948	Dalveen, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1948	Vidisha, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1948	Kurla, IN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1948	Vada, IN	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1948	Udaipur, IN	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1948	Bardoli, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1948	Kota-In-Rajasthan, IN	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1948	Junagadh, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1948	Peint, IN	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	46 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1948. 1948 had 414 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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Data for records on 1948-11-21: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	261
20 to 40	75
40 to 60	30
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	3