Weather Records on 21 November 1962

524 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 November 1962. Highest significance: Sand I Ryfylke II, NO.

Key Facts for 21 November 1962

On 21 November 1962, 524 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
124 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 520 daily.
Sand I Ryfylke II set a monthly record snow depth of 47.0 cm (18.5 in) on 21 November 1962.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

524 stations

524 station records on 21 November 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 November 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chudleigh Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Martin Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kyelong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Badarwah	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Primrose Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Merweville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kilba	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tiree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goat Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl River	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Whitfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.3 C (-35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Farmerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canbelego Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uitkyk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wells	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

524 records

Records set or tied on 21 November 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 320, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 21 November 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	320
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 21 November 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 520.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

471 broken records

Margins by which the 471 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 November 1962

Top 20 records on 21 November 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 1962	Sand I Ryfylke II, NO	monthly snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1962	Chudleigh Park Station, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1962	Alni, AU	monthly rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1962	Gilberton, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1962	Martin Dam, US	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1962	Brunette Downs, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1962	Kyelong Obsy, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1962	Badarwah, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1962	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1962	Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1962	Auburn, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1962	Elderslie, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1962	Calhoun Falls, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1962	Cootamundra (Landgrove), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	69 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1962	Fairhope 2 NE, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1962	Griffin, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1962	W Pt, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1962	Hartwell, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1962	Milstead, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1962	Primrose Farm, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	35 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1962. 1962 had 524 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 50	461
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1