Weather Records on 21 November 1960

691 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 November 1960. Highest significance: Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 21 November 1960

On 21 November 1960, 691 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
228 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 688 daily.
Cape Otway Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 38.4 mm (1.5 in) on 21 November 1960.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

691 stations

691 station records on 21 November 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 November 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Great Western (Seppelt)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rupanyup (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Baralaba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Minyip (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chapple Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Derrinallum (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington (Ware Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Polur	India	Record daily precipitation	106.1 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stawell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Colac Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kolora (Wooriwyrite)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leslie Manor (Boolarra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Johanna Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sidhout(Siddavat)	India	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bellellen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Castlemaine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Talbot (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roto (Merimerriwa Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Lonsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warrion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avondale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cromleigh,Ixopo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tsumeb - Pol	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tirrengower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whitsett 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elmhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anglesea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort (Wongan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Birregurra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Venkatagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frasers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marnoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Linton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Campbell (Waare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

691 records

Records set or tied on 21 November 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 173, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 408, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 21 November 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	173
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	408
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 21 November 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 688.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

625 broken records

Margins by which the 625 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 November 1960

Top 20 records on 21 November 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 1960	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1960	Ararat Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1960	Great Western (Seppelt), AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1960	Rupanyup (Post Office), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1960	Avoca (Post Office), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1960	Cobden (Post Office), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1960	Baralaba Post Office, AU	monthly rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1960	Stanley Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1960	Currie Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1960	Minyip (Post Office), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1960	Chapple Vale, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1960	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1960	Cedar Lake, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1960	Gellibrand River West, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1960	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1960	Derrinallum (Craigmore), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1960	Warrnambool (Post Office), AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1960	Milo Station, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1960	Darlington (Ware Street), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1960	Nullawarre, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	49 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1960. 1960 had 691 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	572
25 to 50	41
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1