Weather Records on 21 November 1969

611 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 November 1969. Highest significance: Armagh, GB.

Key Facts for 21 November 1969

On 21 November 1969, 611 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 333 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 602 daily.
Armagh set an all-time record daily precipitation of 77.3 mm (3.0 in) on 21 November 1969.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

611 stations

611 station records on 21 November 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 November 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	201.0 mm (7.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Isakapally	India	Record daily precipitation	237.8 mm (9.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Itanhaem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.3 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Hermes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Itariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kavali	India	Record daily precipitation	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	226.0 mm (8.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gudur	India	Record daily precipitation	196.0 mm (7.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Addanki	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thammampatty	India	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmashogue,Lowlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Darsi	India	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emgcewe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heartsease	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oorsprong-Oos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bapatla	India	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rapalle	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bysonder	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Watersmeet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lakkireddipalam	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

611 records

Records set or tied on 21 November 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 172, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 161, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 21 November 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	172
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	161
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 21 November 1969 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 602.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

482 broken records

Margins by which the 482 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 290.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 November 1969

Top 20 records on 21 November 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 1969	Armagh, GB	all-time rain	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1969	Pakala, IN	daily rain	201.0 mm (7.9 in)	164.7 mm (6.5 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1969	Isakapally, IN	daily rain	237.8 mm (9.4 in)	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1969	Cwebe, ZA	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	58 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1969	Itanhaem, BR	daily rain	108.3 mm (4.3 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1969	Cape Hermes, ZA	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1969	Alfred, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1969	Itariri, BR	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1969	Moonmera, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1969	Bradford Cntrl Fs, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1969	Iguape, BR	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1969	Kavali, IN	daily rain	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1969	Nellore, IN	daily rain	226.0 mm (8.9 in)	127.7 mm (5.0 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1969	Ovre Sirdal, NO	daily snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1969	Hafslo, NO	daily snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1969	Moreton Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1969	Gudur, IN	daily rain	196.0 mm (7.7 in)	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1969	Cooroy Composite, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1969	Addanki, IN	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1969	Thammampatty, IN	monthly rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	68 years	38 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1969. 1969 had 611 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	454
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1