Weather Records on 21 November 1950

904 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 November 1950. Highest significance: Warren (Eenaweena), AU.

Key Facts for 21 November 1950

On 21 November 1950, 904 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
260 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 857 daily.
Warren (Eenaweena) set a daily record precipitation of 77.2 mm (3.0 in) on 21 November 1950.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

904 stations

904 station records on 21 November 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 November 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lerida	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dynevor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Camptonville Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Yanyarrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Austral Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Sandy Camp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tooraweenah (Denham St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Murrawombi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Ampol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Berida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yeoval Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Woodlands 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Box Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miandetta (Tyrone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uliman (Brentwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carpentaria Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Alagala Old)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

904 records

Records set or tied on 21 November 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 189, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 532, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 21 November 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	189
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	532
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 21 November 1950 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 46, daily 857.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

809 broken records

Margins by which the 809 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 216.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 November 1950

Top 20 records on 21 November 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 1950	Warren (Eenaweena), AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1950	Lerida, AU	monthly rain	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	33 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1950	Dynevor Downs, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	67 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1950	Norley Station, AU	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1950	Boorara, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1950	Charlton, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1950	Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang), AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1950	Claresholm Meadow Creek, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1950	Orono, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1950	Camptonville Rs, US	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1950	Kingston, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1950	Warren (Frawley St), AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1950	Nevertire (Beverley), AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1950	Cassilis Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1950	Eastport, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1950	Carrieton (Yanyarrie), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1950	Trangie Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1950	Downieville, US	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1950	Austral Downs, AU	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1950	Quambone (Sandy Camp), AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	0 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1950. 1950 had 904 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	790
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2