Weather Records on 21 November 1955

419 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 November 1955. Highest significance: Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem), ZA.

Key Facts for 21 November 1955

On 21 November 1955, 419 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
115 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 411 daily.
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem) set a daily record precipitation of 92.0 mm (3.6 in) on 21 November 1955.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

419 stations

419 station records on 21 November 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 November 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Fountains	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
De Wagendrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Storlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Avery Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-New Cemetry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rietbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Round Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kayatnur	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Waterkloof-Cntry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Burgerspark	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thompson Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Market	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Germiston-Fj Payne Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hartebeespoort-Agrc.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rajakkamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maraisburg (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brakpan (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lillooet	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hex Krantz	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Vrededorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hartbeespoort Dam (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kamsack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Norwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Srivaikuntam	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Klipspruit (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Welbedacht Agric Office	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oliphantspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ethel Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arukutty	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mulakumood	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Derdekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Adams	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cadillac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

419 records

Records set or tied on 21 November 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 196, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 21 November 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 21 November 1955 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 411.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

352 broken records

Margins by which the 352 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 November 1955

Top 20 records on 21 November 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 1955	Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem), ZA	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1955	Pretoria-Fountains, ZA	daily rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1955	De Wagendrift, ZA	daily rain	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1955	Storlien, SE	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1955	Avery Rs, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1955	Pretoria-New Cemetry, ZA	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1955	Donkerhoek (Skl), ZA	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1955	Rietbult, ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1955	Round Grove, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1955	Kayatnur, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1955	Fitzroy Crossing Comp., AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1955	Pretoria-Waterkloof-Cntry, ZA	daily rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1955	Pretoria-Burgerspark, ZA	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	98.1 mm (3.9 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1955	Thompson Falls, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1955	New Market, ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1955	Delmas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1955	Vlakfontein, ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1955	Germiston-Fj Payne Park, ZA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1955	Hartebeespoort-Agrc., ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1955	Rajakkamangalam, IN	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 years	42 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1955. 1955 had 419 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 25	272
25 to 50	47
50 to 75	16
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1