Weather Records on 22 November 1971

602 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 November 1971. Highest significance: Bayard, US.

Key Facts for 22 November 1971

On 22 November 1971, 602 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
148 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 587 daily.
Bayard set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 22 November 1971.
Across 154 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

602 stations

602 station records on 22 November 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 November 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bayard	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Port Menier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warriup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Kings Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Groton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whitesand Dam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roelands Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Leopoldo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jesus da Lapa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Etne	Norway	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-36.5 C (-33.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pallinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waynoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Webster Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bonrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.3 C (99.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hyndman	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-27.9 C (-18.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ontonagon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-28.5 C (-19.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

602 records

Records set or tied on 22 November 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 95, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 22 November 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	95
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 22 November 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 587.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

531 broken records

Margins by which the 531 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 November 1971

Top 20 records on 22 November 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 November 1971	Bayard, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 November 1971	Cape Leeuwin, AU	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1971	Maybrook, AU	monthly rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1971	Port Menier, CA	daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1971	New Castle 1 N, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1971	Thomas, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1971	Bayard, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1971	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1971	Warriup, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1971	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1971	New Bedford Coop, US	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1971	Taunton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1971	Johnstown, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1971	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1971	Morrisville 6 SW, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1971	Launceston (Kings Meadows), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1971	Groton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1971	Renison Bell, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1971	Hiram, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1971	Waratah (Mount Road), AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	40 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

1816 to 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1971. 1971 had 602 records.

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

Records on 11-22 in each year
Year	Records
1816	2
1821	1
1829	1
1831	1
1835	1
1843	1
1845	3
1855	1
1857	1
1858	6
1861	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	4
1878	4
1879	2
1880	6
1882	2
1883	4
1884	1
1888	3
1890	6
1891	2
1893	1
1894	1
1896	3
1897	6
1898	9
1899	1
1900	7
1901	2
1902	5
1903	4
1904	16
1905	8
1906	25
1907	23
1908	30
1909	29
1910	11
1911	29
1912	9
1913	74
1914	28
1915	16
1916	206
1917	331
1918	12
1919	36
1920	30
1921	36
1922	89
1923	68
1924	196
1925	29
1926	292
1927	136
1928	128
1929	759
1930	269
1931	873
1932	221
1933	269
1934	596
1935	120
1936	159
1937	939
1938	167
1939	244
1940	413
1941	356
1942	707
1943	313
1944	178
1945	433
1946	448
1947	616
1948	490
1949	907
1950	641
1951	263
1952	469
1953	548
1954	476
1955	540
1956	423
1957	469
1958	496
1959	414
1960	384
1961	737
1962	462
1963	966
1964	1,087
1965	559
1966	789
1967	448
1968	385
1969	478
1970	717
1971	602
1972	704
1973	556
1974	597
1975	392
1976	390
1977	1,043
1978	896
1979	1,017
1980	699
1981	850
1982	783
1983	1,215
1984	1,196
1985	2,318
1986	459
1987	906
1988	1,272
1989	937
1990	964
1991	1,109
1992	1,513
1993	1,046
1994	827
1995	869
1996	1,829
1997	694
1998	1,497
1999	1,096
2000	1,291
2001	746
2002	1,190
2003	1,329
2004	1,035
2005	667
2006	1,337
2007	955
2008	1,345
2009	1,188
2010	1,341
2011	1,047
2012	962
2013	925
2014	614
2015	848
2016	801
2017	1,334
2018	691
2019	409
2020	414
2021	543
2022	333
2023	576
2024	843
2025	537

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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	477
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2