Weather Records on 22 November 1961

737 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 November 1961. Highest significance: Haugan 1 W, US.

Key Facts for 22 November 1961

On 22 November 1961, 737 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 696 daily.
Haugan 1 W set a monthly record daily snowfall of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 22 November 1961.
Across 154 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

737 stations

737 station records on 22 November 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 November 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Avery Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mount Fairy (Merigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ovando	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Abbotsford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Little Nerang Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Perryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Monsildale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paragould	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Riverslea Tm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kelso	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wondai Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Potter	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Okay	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

737 records

Records set or tied on 22 November 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 486, Heaviest daily snowfall 108, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 22 November 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	486
Heaviest daily snowfall	108
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 22 November 1961 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 37, daily 696.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

649 broken records

Margins by which the 649 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 292.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 November 1961

Top 20 records on 22 November 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 November 1961	Haugan 1 W, US	monthly snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	40 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 November 1961	Avery Rs, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 November 1961	Cubbaroo, AU	all-time rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 November 1961	Beenleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 November 1961	Mount Fairy (Merigan), AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 November 1961	Sulak, RU	monthly rain	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 November 1961	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	79 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1961	Gayndah Post Office, AU	monthly rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1961	Ovando, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1961	Abbotsford, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1961	Tishomingo Natl Wr, US	monthly rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1961	Russellville, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1961	Conway, US	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1961	Prineville, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1961	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1961	Biggenden Post Office, AU	monthly rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1961	Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1961	Heber, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1961	Little Nerang Dam, AU	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1961	Perryville, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	47 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

1816 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1961. 1961 had 737 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 11-22 in each year
Year	Records
1816	2
1821	1
1829	1
1831	1
1835	1
1843	1
1845	3
1855	1
1857	1
1858	6
1861	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	4
1878	4
1879	2
1880	6
1882	2
1883	4
1884	1
1888	3
1890	6
1891	2
1893	1
1894	1
1896	3
1897	6
1898	9
1899	1
1900	7
1901	2
1902	5
1903	4
1904	16
1905	8
1906	25
1907	23
1908	30
1909	29
1910	11
1911	29
1912	9
1913	74
1914	28
1915	16
1916	206
1917	331
1918	12
1919	36
1920	30
1921	36
1922	89
1923	68
1924	196
1925	29
1926	292
1927	136
1928	128
1929	759
1930	269
1931	873
1932	221
1933	269
1934	596
1935	120
1936	159
1937	939
1938	167
1939	244
1940	413
1941	356
1942	707
1943	313
1944	178
1945	433
1946	448
1947	616
1948	490
1949	907
1950	641
1951	263
1952	469
1953	548
1954	476
1955	540
1956	423
1957	469
1958	496
1959	414
1960	384
1961	737
1962	462
1963	966
1964	1,087
1965	559
1966	789
1967	448
1968	385
1969	478
1970	717
1971	602
1972	704
1973	556
1974	597
1975	392
1976	390
1977	1,043
1978	896
1979	1,017
1980	699
1981	850
1982	783
1983	1,215
1984	1,196
1985	2,318
1986	459
1987	906
1988	1,272
1989	937
1990	964
1991	1,109
1992	1,513
1993	1,046
1994	827
1995	869
1996	1,829
1997	694
1998	1,497
1999	1,096
2000	1,291
2001	746
2002	1,190
2003	1,329
2004	1,035
2005	667
2006	1,337
2007	955
2008	1,345
2009	1,188
2010	1,341
2011	1,047
2012	962
2013	925
2014	614
2015	848
2016	801
2017	1,334
2018	691
2019	409
2020	414
2021	543
2022	333
2023	576
2024	843
2025	537

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	586
50 to 100	45
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	3