Weather Records on 7 November 1981

616 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 November 1981. Highest significance: Brejo Do Cruz, BR.

Key Facts for 7 November 1981

On 7 November 1981, 616 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
130 were record highs and 248 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 605 daily.
Brejo Do Cruz set a daily record precipitation of 42.4 mm (1.7 in) on 7 November 1981.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

616 stations

616 station records on 7 November 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 November 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brejo Do Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stilbaai (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goose A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Dagua de Dentro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Capia da Igrejinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goose A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	37.8 cm (14.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ruy Barbosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.1 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tara (Santo Antonio Do Tara)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jose de Freitas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kunming	China	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ocosingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Xingren	China	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Raimundo Nonato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Antenor Navarro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nazarezinho (Nazare)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Campestre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dolisie	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colinet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.3 C (-24.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poco Das Trincheiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Choshi	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zamboanga	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wagner (Itacira)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St John's West Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Drummondville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal/Pierre Elliott Trudea	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Guilin	China	Record low maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Qu Xian	China	Record low maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kanchanaburi	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Massena Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cipo de Leite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisburg	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wushaoling	China	Record low maximum temperature	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alamosa-Bergman Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Changchun	China	Record low maximum temperature	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huimin	China	Record low maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Changsha	China	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

616 records

Records set or tied on 7 November 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 158, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 7 November 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	158
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 7 November 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 605.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

548 broken records

Margins by which the 548 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 353.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 November 1981

Top 20 records on 7 November 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 November 1981	Brejo Do Cruz, BR	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1981	Stilbaai (Bos), ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1981	Goose A, CA	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1981	Mae Dagua de Dentro, BR	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1981	Capia da Igrejinha, BR	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1981	Caico, BR	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1981	Goose A, CA	daily snowfall	37.8 cm (14.9 in)	35.3 cm (13.9 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1981	Ruy Barbosa, BR	daily rain	125.1 mm (4.9 in)	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1981	Sodus 1W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1981	Tara (Santo Antonio Do Tara), BR	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1981	Jose de Freitas, BR	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1981	Kunming, CN	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1981	Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport, AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1981	Cartwright, CA	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1981	Ocosingo, MX	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1981	Coalcoman (Smn), MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1981	Xingren, CN	monthly rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1981	Sao Raimundo Nonato, BR	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1981	Antenor Navarro, BR	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1981	Yerevan, AM	daily low min	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	35 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

1794 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1981. 1981 had 616 records.

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

Records on 11-07 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1834	1
1835	1
1842	1
1845	2
1847	1
1851	1
1852	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	3
1864	3
1868	2
1871	1
1873	1
1876	1
1878	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1889	3
1890	5
1891	3
1893	4
1894	1
1895	9
1896	2
1899	14
1900	3
1901	2
1902	9
1903	16
1904	4
1905	4
1906	14
1907	12
1908	18
1909	11
1910	44
1911	19
1912	68
1913	25
1914	35
1915	26
1916	94
1917	34
1918	41
1919	59
1920	18
1921	112
1922	72
1923	90
1924	858
1925	438
1926	79
1927	398
1928	104
1929	104
1930	476
1931	500
1932	320
1933	449
1934	714
1935	302
1936	649
1937	209
1938	1,381
1939	214
1940	198
1941	344
1942	467
1943	550
1944	612
1945	846
1946	471
1947	313
1948	516
1949	554
1950	212
1951	1,356
1952	249
1953	1,170
1954	297
1955	487
1956	295
1957	314
1958	206
1959	1,315
1960	374
1961	347
1962	337
1963	694
1964	277
1965	241
1966	657
1967	780
1968	534
1969	624
1970	483
1971	1,487
1972	565
1973	912
1974	511
1975	1,233
1976	493
1977	1,030
1978	622
1979	513
1980	1,522
1981	616
1982	482
1983	835
1984	460
1985	489
1986	1,198
1987	760
1988	746
1989	980
1990	1,501
1991	3,082
1992	1,084
1993	1,211
1994	910
1995	1,165
1996	2,102
1997	1,053
1998	921
1999	1,535
2000	2,129
2001	1,024
2002	711
2003	1,424
2004	766
2005	1,443
2006	1,556
2007	557
2008	875
2009	798
2010	1,271
2011	1,039
2012	852
2013	809
2014	368
2015	1,676
2016	1,048
2017	848
2018	514
2019	594
2020	1,508
2021	490
2022	1,293
2023	684
2024	1,293
2025	319

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	530
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1