Weather Records on 25 November 1961

610 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 November 1961. Highest significance: Hertzogville (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 25 November 1961

On 25 November 1961, 610 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 575 daily.
Hertzogville (Pol) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 120.0 mm (4.7 in) on 25 November 1961.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

610 stations

610 station records on 25 November 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 November 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hertzogville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Keno	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Avery Rs	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Band	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ozena	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce Rs	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Keno	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ventry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Keeroongooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baratria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Big Pines Park Fc83B	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.6 cm (14.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Union	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Windsorton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adaven	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

610 records

Records set or tied on 25 November 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 223, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 25 November 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 25 November 1961 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 31, daily 575.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

514 broken records

Margins by which the 514 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 482.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 November 1961

Top 20 records on 25 November 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 November 1961	Hertzogville (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 November 1961	Ukiah, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	67 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1961	Valley Falls, US	daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1961	Upper Lake 2 N, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1961	Dayville, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1961	Melrose, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1961	Grangeville, US	all-time snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1961	Bend, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1961	Union, US	monthly snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1961	Wallowa, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1961	Superior, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1961	Gibson Dam, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1961	Superior, US	monthly snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	0 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1961	Conrad, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1961	Keno, US	all-time snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1961	Avery Rs, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1961	Saint Ignatius, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1961	Cooma (Carlaminda), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1961	Pierce Rs, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1961	Gibson Dam, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	45 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

1793 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1961. 1961 had 610 records.

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

Records on 11-25 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1805	1
1812	1
1835	1
1838	2
1844	1
1848	1
1851	1
1852	2
1853	1
1856	1
1858	3
1863	2
1865	3
1867	1
1869	2
1870	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	2
1878	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	2
1898	4
1899	3
1900	3
1901	10
1902	12
1903	12
1904	14
1905	21
1906	22
1907	11
1908	46
1909	20
1910	20
1911	56
1912	26
1913	10
1914	133
1915	22
1916	117
1917	68
1918	12
1919	31
1920	34
1921	56
1922	35
1923	73
1924	102
1925	73
1926	134
1927	276
1928	113
1929	135
1930	302
1931	452
1932	438
1933	207
1934	160
1935	176
1936	203
1937	230
1938	1,210
1939	168
1940	355
1941	118
1942	351
1943	166
1944	578
1945	123
1946	548
1947	378
1948	290
1949	730
1950	2,309
1951	678
1952	1,214
1953	502
1954	294
1955	645
1956	419
1957	294
1958	660
1959	483
1960	944
1961	610
1962	359
1963	330
1964	567
1965	1,637
1966	794
1967	301
1968	208
1969	257
1970	1,040
1971	802
1972	642
1973	1,351
1974	308
1975	1,478
1976	383
1977	1,446
1978	756
1979	1,283
1980	826
1981	680
1982	1,027
1983	1,279
1984	914
1985	2,233
1986	976
1987	980
1988	745
1989	797
1990	889
1991	994
1992	1,929
1993	2,892
1994	606
1995	1,004
1996	1,181
1997	781
1998	1,078
1999	910
2000	633
2001	1,709
2002	712
2003	783
2004	863
2005	1,153
2006	1,509
2007	577
2008	661
2009	830
2010	1,958
2011	1,014
2012	540
2013	1,184
2014	949
2015	531
2016	410
2017	1,011
2018	371
2019	263
2020	425
2021	453
2022	481
2023	466
2024	856
2025	496

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 25 November 1961
Margin	Records
0 to 100	496
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1