Weather Records on 21 November 1979

1,409 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 November 1979. Highest significance: Cheyenne, US.

Key Facts for 21 November 1979

On 21 November 1979, 1,409 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
343 were record highs and 234 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 91 monthly and 1,305 daily.
Cheyenne set an all-time record snow depth of 61.0 cm (24.0 in) on 21 November 1979.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,409 stations

1,409 station records on 21 November 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 November 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cheyenne	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Foraker	United States	Record daily precipitation	254.8 mm (10.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sidney Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Waco 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Walters	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Big Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluffs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Caplinger Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stapleton 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stapleton 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Billings	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Whian Whian (Rummery Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gridley	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barnsdall	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Checotah	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,409 records

Records set or tied on 21 November 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 198, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 145, Lowest daily minimum 139, Heaviest daily rainfall 661, Heaviest daily snowfall 92, Deepest snow cover 79.

Records on 21 November 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	198
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	145
Lowest daily minimum	139
Heaviest daily rainfall	661
Heaviest daily snowfall	92
Deepest snow cover	79

Records on 21 November 1979 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 91, daily 1,305.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,207 broken records

Margins by which the 1,207 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 419.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 November 1979

Top 20 records on 21 November 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 1979	Cheyenne, US	all-time snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	30 years	73 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1979	Sedan, US	monthly rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 years	72 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1979	Nevada Wtp, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1979	Wagoner, US	daily rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1979	Foraker, US	all-time rain	254.8 mm (10.0 in)	99.9 mm (3.9 in)	28 years	71 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1979	Fall Rvr Lake, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1979	Sidney Muni AP, US	all-time snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	29 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1979	Elgin, US	all-time rain	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1979	Bolivar 1 NE, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1979	Armour, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1979	Canungra Finch Road, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1979	Waco 4N, US	monthly rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1979	Pauls Valley 4 WSW, US	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1979	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	87 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1979	Wheaton 3 SE, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1979	Bridgeport, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1979	Halsey 2 W, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1979	Walters, US	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1979	Big Springs, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1979	Oxenford (Oberon Way), AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	73 years	59 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1979. 1979 had 1,409 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 100	1,165
100 to 200	34
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1