Weather Records on 21 November 1952

424 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 November 1952. Highest significance: Washington, US.

Key Facts for 21 November 1952

On 21 November 1952, 424 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
81 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 406 daily.
Washington set a daily record precipitation of 72.6 mm (2.9 in) on 21 November 1952.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

424 stations

424 station records on 21 November 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 November 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Frostburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Westernport	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Keedysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Spring 1 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Springs 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Parker 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Diamond Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Parker 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Langley AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlgren Weapons Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Millsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenn Dale Bell STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Owings Ferry Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Towson	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fallston	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

424 records

Records set or tied on 21 November 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 281, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 21 November 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	281
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 21 November 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 406.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

387 broken records

Margins by which the 387 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 240.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 November 1952

Top 20 records on 21 November 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 1952	Washington, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	93 years	78 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1952	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1952	Frostburg, US	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1952	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1952	Solomons, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1952	Port Jervis, US	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1952	Westernport, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1952	Woodstock, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	58 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1952	Chambersburg 1 ESE, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1952	Warsaw 2 NW, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1952	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1952	Frederick Police Brks, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1952	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1952	Richmond Chimborazo Pk, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1952	Keedysville, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1952	Clear Spring 1 ENE, US	monthly rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	1 year	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1952	Altoona Horseshoe Curv, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1952	Scotland Neck, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1952	Phoenixville 1 E, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1952	Hamilton, CA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	53 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1952. 1952 had 424 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	357
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1