Weather Records on 21 November 1971

514 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 November 1971. Highest significance: Chileka, MW.

Key Facts for 21 November 1971

On 21 November 1971, 514 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
165 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 492 daily.
Chileka set a monthly record daily precipitation of 108.0 mm (4.3 in) on 21 November 1971.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

514 stations

514 station records on 21 November 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 November 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chileka	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Horseshoe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-31.6 C (-24.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-32.3 C (-26.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Av-A-Rest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Westerland	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-35.2 C (-31.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Embrun	France	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Etne	Norway	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fife Lake 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-20.2 C (-4.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rosebery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Sharon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stone Exelby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.9 C (10.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record low maximum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

514 records

Records set or tied on 21 November 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 146, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 21 November 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 21 November 1971 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 492.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

460 broken records

Margins by which the 460 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 November 1971

Top 20 records on 21 November 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 1971	Chileka, MW	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1971	Horseshoe, AU	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1971	Pitea, SE	monthly low min	-31.6 C (-24.9 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	83 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1971	Kristianstad, SE	daily low min	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1971	Sion 2, CH	all-time rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1971	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1971	Haparanda, SE	monthly low min	-32.3 C (-26.1 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1971	Av-A-Rest, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1971	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low min	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1971	Velikie Luki, RU	daily low min	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1971	Westerland, DE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1971	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily high max	36.2 C (97.2 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	77 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1971	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low min	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	91 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1971	Velikie Luki, RU	daily low max	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	86 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1971	Karesuando, SE	daily low min	-35.2 C (-31.4 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	85 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1971	S Haven, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	75 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1971	Embrun, FR	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1971	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily low min	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	91 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1971	Gospic, HR	daily low min	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	62 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1971	Osijek, HR	daily low min	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	62 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1971. 1971 had 514 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 2026-10-13 (13 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 20	399
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	4