Weather Records on 21 November 1980

805 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 November 1980. Highest significance: Allende (Smn), MX.

Key Facts for 21 November 1980

On 21 November 1980, 805 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
279 were record highs and 138 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 793 daily.
Allende (Smn) set a daily record precipitation of 47.8 mm (1.9 in) on 21 November 1980.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

805 stations

805 station records on 21 November 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 November 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Allende (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Huejotzingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spruce	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calvillo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	129.7 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Topo Chico	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Labor (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sappho 8 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Acaponeta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burgettstown 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen 20NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bellingham 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Packwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Malpaso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Palmito	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Fernando	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oakville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Iqaluit A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pabellon Campo Experimental	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chemung	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bellingham Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coscomatepec (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vigas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morehead City 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

805 records

Records set or tied on 21 November 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 179, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 260, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 119.

Records on 21 November 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	179
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	119

Records on 21 November 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 793.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

687 broken records

Margins by which the 687 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 193.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 November 1980

Top 20 records on 21 November 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 1980	Allende (Smn), MX	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	73 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1980	Forks 1 E, US	daily rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1980	Blaine, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1980	Huejotzingo, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1980	Huatusco de Chicuellar, MX	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1980	Clearwater, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1980	Spruce, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1980	Banff, CA	daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1980	Montrose, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1980	Calvillo (Smn), MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1980	Samnanger, NO	daily rain	129.7 mm (5.1 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1980	Williamsport Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1980	Topo Chico, MX	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1980	La Labor (Smn), MX	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1980	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1980	Sappho 8 E, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1980	Rushville, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1980	Belfast, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	79 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1980	Olga 2 SE, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1980	Fichtelberg, DE	daily high min	3.8 C (38.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	81 years	37 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1980. 1980 had 805 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 2026-10-14 (14 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 25	585
25 to 50	48
50 to 75	27
75 to 100	14
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	6
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	1