Weather Records on 21 November 1958

407 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 November 1958. Highest significance: Muloorina Station (Muloorina H, AU.

Key Facts for 21 November 1958

On 21 November 1958, 407 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
97 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 396 daily.
Muloorina Station (Muloorina H set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.8 mm (2.7 in) on 21 November 1958.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

407 stations

407 station records on 21 November 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 November 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Muloorina Station (Muloorina H	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kuppam	India	Record daily precipitation	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Venukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vaniyambadi	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kothapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ambur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Naduvattam	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppattur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gundlupet	India	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Towan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Malakapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vanur	India	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karambakkudi	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nyah (Yarraby Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kodumudi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tirumayam	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pithapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chamarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sendamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yellamanchili	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rasipuram	India	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kulithalai	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ramachandrapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Srirangpatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pennagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arantangi	India	Record daily precipitation	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rosetown Cda Epf	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Papanasam	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Malavalli	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tumkur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chettikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Annavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Denkanikottah	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gudalur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvannamalai	India	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
T.Narsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kallatty	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnamaravathi	India	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alamur(Alamar)	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chidambaram	India	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchengode	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Merbein Csiro Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hosur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Don	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Outlook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gajapathinagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rayakottah	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

407 records

Records set or tied on 21 November 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 270, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 21 November 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	270
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 21 November 1958 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 396.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

359 broken records

Margins by which the 359 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 1958

Top 20 records on 21 November 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 1958	Muloorina Station (Muloorina H, AU	monthly rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1958	Kuppam, IN	daily rain	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1958	Venukonda, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1958	Vaniyambadi, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1958	Kothapeta, IN	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1958	Ambur, IN	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1958	Birchip Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1958	Naduvattam, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1958	Tiruppattur, IN	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1958	Gundlupet, IN	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1958	Towan, AU	all-time rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1958	Malakapuram, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1958	Vanur, IN	daily rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1958	Karambakkudi, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1958	Nyah (Yarraby Tank), AU	monthly rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1958	Kodumudi, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1958	Tirumayam, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1958	Pithapuram, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1958	Chamarajnagar, IN	monthly rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1958	Sendamangalam, IN	daily rain	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	41 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1958. 1958 had 407 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	283
25 to 50	50
50 to 75	16
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1