Weather Records on 1 November 1971

801 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 November 1971. Highest significance: Independence #1, US.

Key Facts for 1 November 1971

On 1 November 1971, 801 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
330 were record highs and 196 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 126 monthly and 675 daily.
Independence #1 set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 1 November 1971.
Across 157 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

801 stations

801 station records on 1 November 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 November 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Northport	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Waneta	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wymore	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wagner (Itacira)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	127.4 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aitkin 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waneta	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Washakie 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fleming	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Halfway	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Biscotasing	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Guaxupe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blackdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Joe Rich Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mococa C4-018	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farmerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

801 records

Records set or tied on 1 November 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 262, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 165, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 1 November 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	262
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 1 November 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 126, daily 675.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

604 broken records

Margins by which the 604 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 November 1971

Top 20 records on 1 November 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 November 1971	Independence #1, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	81 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1971	Northport, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	71 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1971	Waneta, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1971	Wymore, US	monthly rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1971	Wisconsin Rapids, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1971	Corinne, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1971	Wagner (Itacira), BR	daily rain	127.4 mm (5.0 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1971	Princeton, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1971	Centerville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1971	Heron 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1971	Porthill, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1971	Indianola 1SW, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1971	Aitkin 2E, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1971	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1971	La Grange 1N, US	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1971	Saint Maries, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1971	Hickman, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1971	Waneta, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1971	Gainesville, US	monthly high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1971	Oak City, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 years	41 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

1805 to 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1971. 1971 had 801 records.

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

Records on 11-01 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1862	1
1866	1
1867	3
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	7
1882	1
1885	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	5
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	6
1897	2
1898	8
1899	3
1900	3
1901	4
1902	1
1903	7
1904	13
1905	16
1906	20
1907	5
1908	11
1909	45
1910	40
1911	54
1912	17
1913	45
1914	46
1915	22
1916	40
1917	43
1918	55
1919	95
1920	62
1921	44
1922	50
1923	172
1924	290
1925	253
1926	150
1927	666
1928	214
1929	306
1930	336
1931	286
1932	387
1933	684
1934	387
1935	882
1936	332
1937	402
1938	601
1939	628
1940	309
1941	417
1942	463
1943	287
1944	513
1945	326
1946	417
1947	588
1948	415
1949	661
1950	1,017
1951	1,317
1952	254
1953	306
1954	610
1955	371
1956	1,280
1957	358
1958	289
1959	322
1960	341
1961	535
1962	285
1963	307
1964	345
1965	520
1966	574
1967	542
1968	592
1969	437
1970	303
1971	801
1972	1,205
1973	589
1974	1,014
1975	494
1976	968
1977	702
1978	878
1979	631
1980	519
1981	824
1982	813
1983	852
1984	1,295
1985	716
1986	634
1987	1,529
1988	1,025
1989	827
1990	1,089
1991	3,261
1992	1,303
1993	2,690
1994	978
1995	1,138
1996	869
1997	1,273
1998	968
1999	1,129
2000	1,339
2001	531
2002	1,697
2003	1,309
2004	1,013
2005	836
2006	756
2007	626
2008	1,252
2009	893
2010	648
2011	781
2012	663
2013	568
2014	1,027
2015	804
2016	953
2017	474
2018	652
2019	1,578
2020	974
2021	361
2022	1,010
2023	949
2024	847
2025	478

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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	550
50 to 100	34
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3