Weather Records on 13 November 1981

884 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 November 1981. Highest significance: Koorda, AU.

Key Facts for 13 November 1981

On 13 November 1981, 884 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
433 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 867 daily.
Koorda set a monthly record daily precipitation of 42.4 mm (1.7 in) on 13 November 1981.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

884 stations

884 station records on 13 November 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 November 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Koorda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Woodfords	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Glenbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cowcowing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hart Mtn Refuge	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Represa	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Itapemirim (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bullfinch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wialki	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Los Banos	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Reno AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Exchequer Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Panoche 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Benarkin Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ellery Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dellyanine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Jong Ranch, Howic	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gem Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraman Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spreckels Hwy Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Googa Googa Crk Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dallarnil Telephone Exch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento AP ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Soca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boca	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wialki South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gilroy	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

884 records

Records set or tied on 13 November 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 160, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 273, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 348, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 13 November 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	160
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	273
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	348
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 13 November 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 867.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

728 broken records

Margins by which the 728 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 November 1981

Top 20 records on 13 November 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 November 1981	Koorda, AU	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	72 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1981	Woodfords, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	71 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1981	Glenbrook, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1981	Cowcowing, AU	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1981	Hart Mtn Refuge, US	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1981	Mt Perry the Pines, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1981	Represa, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1981	Barra Do Itapemirim (Dnos), BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1981	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1981	Bullfinch, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1981	Huntington Lake, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1981	Redwood City, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1981	Wialki, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1981	Los Banos, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1981	Portola, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1981	Anderson Dam, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1981	Reno AP, US	monthly rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1981	Exchequer Dam, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1981	Newman, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1981	Vacaville, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	43 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

1795 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1981. 1981 had 884 records.

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

Records on 11-13 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1823	2
1825	1
1826	1
1835	2
1848	1
1852	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	2
1866	4
1869	3
1870	1
1873	4
1874	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	4
1882	2
1883	1
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1893	1
1894	5
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	8
1902	17
1903	6
1904	14
1905	13
1906	29
1907	13
1908	9
1909	33
1910	11
1911	62
1912	30
1913	112
1914	43
1915	26
1916	162
1917	66
1918	10
1919	162
1920	88
1921	100
1922	49
1923	178
1924	188
1925	240
1926	129
1927	93
1928	213
1929	426
1930	346
1931	528
1932	357
1933	252
1934	225
1935	317
1936	292
1937	335
1938	429
1939	266
1940	1,131
1941	321
1942	116
1943	144
1944	759
1945	606
1946	566
1947	241
1948	171
1949	440
1950	321
1951	516
1952	246
1953	465
1954	282
1955	1,493
1956	262
1957	395
1958	644
1959	873
1960	397
1961	540
1962	212
1963	360
1964	618
1965	442
1966	388
1967	467
1968	818
1969	620
1970	433
1971	425
1972	1,035
1973	657
1974	658
1975	763
1976	1,219
1977	570
1978	1,014
1979	500
1980	524
1981	884
1982	1,086
1983	1,057
1984	678
1985	1,636
1986	2,629
1987	722
1988	641
1989	1,107
1990	1,155
1991	984
1992	831
1993	1,582
1994	1,091
1995	1,248
1996	1,076
1997	1,330
1998	1,168
1999	2,053
2000	1,597
2001	818
2002	609
2003	867
2004	804
2005	1,071
2006	897
2007	525
2008	768
2009	1,065
2010	1,631
2011	695
2012	507
2013	718
2014	1,591
2015	623
2016	629
2017	266
2018	1,144
2019	2,622
2020	577
2021	474
2022	1,145
2023	566
2024	364
2025	1,238

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 November 1981
Margin	Records
0 to 10	625
10 to 20	58
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	18
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	3