Weather Records on 21 November 1957

442 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 November 1957. Highest significance: Nurpur, IN.

Key Facts for 21 November 1957

On 21 November 1957, 442 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 107 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 431 daily.
Nurpur set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 21 November 1957.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

442 stations

442 station records on 21 November 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 November 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nurpur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Makapuu Point 724	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Palampur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Naraingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dras	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waimanalo 794	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ambari	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kairana	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Windhoek	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Truchas	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Porter 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lahaina 361	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Algonquin Park	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wimbledon	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koele 693	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kulu	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaanapali AP 453.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hansi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.1 C (-22.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Union Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aiea Fld 764A	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kawailoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nazira	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.7 C (-30.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aakukui 1007	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

442 records

Records set or tied on 21 November 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 238, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 21 November 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 21 November 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 431.

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 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 November 1957

Top 20 records on 21 November 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 1957	Nurpur, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1957	Makapuu Point 724, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1957	Palampur, IN	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1957	Naraingarh, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1957	Brownsville, US	monthly rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1957	Dras, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1957	Mill Bay, CA	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1957	Waimanalo 794, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1957	Dharmsala Lower, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1957	Ambari, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1957	Kairana, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1957	Windhoek, NA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1957	Truchas, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1957	Moanalua 770, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1957	Ludhiana, IN	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1957	Manoa 712.1, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1957	Porter 2 E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1957	Lahaina 361, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1957	Prince Rupert, CA	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1957	Kukuiula 935, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	37 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1957. 1957 had 442 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	310
25 to 50	39
50 to 75	16
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1