Weather Records on 22 November 1979

1,017 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 November 1979. Highest significance: Phillips, US.

Key Facts for 22 November 1979

On 22 November 1979, 1,017 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
242 were record highs and 206 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 967 daily.
Phillips set an all-time record snow depth of 91.4 cm (36.0 in) on 22 November 1979.
Across 154 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,017 stations

1,017 station records on 22 November 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 November 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Phillips	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
La Grange	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
St Thomas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yankton 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bavertrask	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rocco	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Comstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Niobrara	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Box Butte Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Denver-Stapleton	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cuichapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Comstock	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado Springs Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodfort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St James Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,017 records

Records set or tied on 22 November 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 351, Heaviest daily snowfall 127, Deepest snow cover 91.

Records on 22 November 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	351
Heaviest daily snowfall	127
Deepest snow cover	91

Records on 22 November 1979 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 42, daily 967.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

834 broken records

Margins by which the 834 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 November 1979

Top 20 records on 22 November 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 November 1979	Phillips, US	all-time snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	24 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 November 1979	Pipestone, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 November 1979	Taylor, US	monthly rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 November 1979	La Grange, US	all-time snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	0 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 November 1979	St Thomas, CA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1979	O'Neill, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	83 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1979	Wheatland 4N, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1979	Ravenna, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	77 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1979	Chugwater, US	all-time snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1979	Sibley, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1979	Albion, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	83 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1979	Benkelman 1N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1979	Saint Charles, US	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1979	Yankton 2 E, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1979	Bavertrask, SE	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1979	Ashland, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1979	Oakdale, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.9 cm (5.9 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1979	Canton, MX	daily rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	99.9 mm (3.9 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1979	Bridgeport, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1979	Elgin, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	68 years	49 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1979. 1979 had 1,017 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	720
50 to 100	68
100 to 150	24
150 to 200	11
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	3