Weather Records on 27 November 1961

348 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 November 1961. Highest significance: Dunmurray, ZA.

Key Facts for 27 November 1961

On 27 November 1961, 348 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 326 daily.
Dunmurray set a daily record precipitation of 40.0 mm (1.6 in) on 27 November 1961.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

348 stations

348 station records on 27 November 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 November 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Avery Rs	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lesbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leeukop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coraopolis Neville Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Stanley Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Modderrivier (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage A Lac Kempt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trekpad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haarlem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Larcom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-23.4 C (-10.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Falls Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Benfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Welgeleven	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.9 C (-12.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Windsorton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Klipspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forsyth 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Durroo	India	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Umtata	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nazareth House Farm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Mattawin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manouan Sanmaur	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-21.9 C (-7.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goedemoed (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

348 records

Records set or tied on 27 November 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 27 November 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 27 November 1961 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 19, daily 326.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

303 broken records

Margins by which the 303 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 November 1961

Top 20 records on 27 November 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 November 1961	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1961	Superior, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1961	Griquatown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1961	Oranje, ZA	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 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)
27 November 1961	Lesbrook, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1961	Kellogg, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1961	Coraki Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1961	Helensburgh (Sawan St), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1961	Wolfridge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1961	Leeukop, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1961	Coraopolis Neville Is, US	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1961	Mt Stanley Forestry, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1961	Porthill, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1961	Eureka, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1961	Kazan, RU	daily low max	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	7.1 C (12.8 F)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1961	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1961	Yardley Chase, ZA	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	68 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1961	Modderrivier (Pol), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1961	Innsbruck, AT	daily high min	6.5 C (43.7 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	82 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 348 records.

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

Records on 11-27 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1815	1
1829	2
1838	2
1846	1
1849	3
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1856	4
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1878	7
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1887	2
1890	10
1891	2
1892	1
1894	5
1895	3
1896	5
1897	3
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	3
1902	1
1903	28
1904	5
1905	5
1906	13
1907	14
1908	32
1909	36
1910	12
1911	22
1912	9
1913	18
1914	13
1915	34
1916	78
1917	94
1918	32
1919	55
1920	98
1921	108
1922	31
1923	48
1924	30
1925	93
1926	152
1927	375
1928	71
1929	118
1930	596
1931	181
1932	361
1933	331
1934	259
1935	272
1936	300
1937	258
1938	773
1939	310
1940	560
1941	173
1942	334
1943	127
1944	268
1945	265
1946	489
1947	255
1948	696
1949	1,141
1950	534
1951	685
1952	1,351
1953	521
1954	220
1955	690
1956	335
1957	159
1958	585
1959	476
1960	896
1961	348
1962	692
1963	388
1964	527
1965	864
1966	639
1967	360
1968	458
1969	450
1970	670
1971	450
1972	499
1973	1,453
1974	556
1975	1,222
1976	1,389
1977	1,190
1978	1,031
1979	851
1980	941
1981	769
1982	952
1983	2,097
1984	1,264
1985	2,808
1986	687
1987	786
1988	821
1989	927
1990	1,626
1991	742
1992	951
1993	1,674
1994	1,355
1995	832
1996	1,155
1997	980
1998	1,433
1999	954
2000	642
2001	1,247
2002	1,029
2003	641
2004	556
2005	853
2006	1,304
2007	472
2008	884
2009	726
2010	1,199
2011	1,213
2012	392
2013	1,165
2014	1,136
2015	1,183
2016	388
2017	1,136
2018	628
2019	997
2020	287
2021	565
2022	420
2023	623
2024	736
2025	296

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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	280
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2