Weather Records on 24 November 1971

836 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 November 1971. Highest significance: Barton, AU.

Key Facts for 24 November 1971

On 24 November 1971, 836 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
90 were record highs and 198 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 792 daily.
Barton set an all-time record daily precipitation of 142.2 mm (5.6 in) on 24 November 1971.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

836 stations

836 station records on 24 November 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 November 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Tarcoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lyons Sdg (Tar 354 Mile)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Roxby Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Scaddan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nanambinia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ilbunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hermann	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Gums	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Etne	Norway	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Culpeper	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beltana Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boyatup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Christie (Tar 397 Mile)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nowata	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Speddingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Mullaquana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Myrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Pernatty Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg Capital City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wynbring Siding (Tar 377 Mile)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo Centre (Willowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelana (Brooker)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Isla Perez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bookaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kokatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coondambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Abminga Railway Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wirraminna Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hilgenroth	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

836 records

Records set or tied on 24 November 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 138, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 303, Heaviest daily snowfall 169, Deepest snow cover 76.

Records on 24 November 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	138
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	303
Heaviest daily snowfall	169
Deepest snow cover	76

Records on 24 November 1971 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 40, daily 792.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

723 broken records

Margins by which the 723 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 274.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 November 1971

Top 20 records on 24 November 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 November 1971	Barton, AU	all-time rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 November 1971	Tarcoola, AU	monthly rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1971	Lyons Sdg (Tar 354 Mile), AU	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1971	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1971	Chambersburg 1 ESE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1971	Roxby Downs Station, AU	monthly rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1971	Scaddan Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1971	Frome Downs, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1971	Salmon Gums Res.STN., AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1971	Stradbroke Station, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1971	Nanambinia, AU	monthly rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1971	Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), AU	all-time rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1971	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	69 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1971	Ilbunga, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1971	Hermann, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	74 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1971	Salmon Gums, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1971	Etne, NO	daily snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1971	Bloomfield, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1971	Culpeper, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1971	Beltana Station, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	46 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

1793 to 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1971. 1971 had 836 records.

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

Records on 11-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1812	1
1824	2
1831	1
1836	1
1838	1
1841	1
1846	1
1852	2
1853	1
1856	2
1858	3
1863	1
1865	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	1
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	6
1889	1
1890	6
1892	3
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	12
1903	8
1904	15
1905	17
1906	19
1907	14
1908	53
1909	30
1910	9
1911	47
1912	24
1913	26
1914	64
1915	20
1916	97
1917	110
1918	18
1919	43
1920	21
1921	60
1922	66
1923	164
1924	261
1925	132
1926	107
1927	410
1928	110
1929	226
1930	368
1931	945
1932	186
1933	211
1934	100
1935	221
1936	216
1937	302
1938	778
1939	234
1940	439
1941	166
1942	490
1943	192
1944	418
1945	226
1946	368
1947	745
1948	459
1949	487
1950	1,821
1951	627
1952	762
1953	280
1954	315
1955	621
1956	732
1957	282
1958	650
1959	665
1960	318
1961	660
1962	299
1963	351
1964	330
1965	1,334
1966	840
1967	294
1968	271
1969	284
1970	1,493
1971	836
1972	633
1973	1,513
1974	434
1975	844
1976	412
1977	1,071
1978	703
1979	1,458
1980	1,053
1981	910
1982	1,223
1983	1,370
1984	1,074
1985	2,300
1986	713
1987	781
1988	904
1989	1,005
1990	1,031
1991	928
1992	1,515
1993	2,296
1994	792
1995	956
1996	1,232
1997	489
1998	893
1999	1,202
2000	705
2001	1,808
2002	755
2003	1,166
2004	1,255
2005	1,115
2006	992
2007	1,001
2008	777
2009	889
2010	1,626
2011	1,046
2012	370
2013	1,155
2014	1,016
2015	493
2016	452
2017	1,526
2018	535
2019	323
2020	391
2021	451
2022	378
2023	554
2024	755
2025	453

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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	667
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2