Weather Records on 21 November 1981

939 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 November 1981. Highest significance: Grindstone Island, CA.

Key Facts for 21 November 1981

On 21 November 1981, 939 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
416 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 931 daily.
Grindstone Island set a daily record precipitation of 28.1 mm (1.1 in) on 21 November 1981.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

939 stations

939 station records on 21 November 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 November 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Auce	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Cleveland Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Corry	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fredrikstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Indaiatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leeudoringstad (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Occidental	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warrigul Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ponte Do Costa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Enderby	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Don	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.6 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shearwater A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alfoten II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corry	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Evelyn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bargara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brakpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ibertioga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Xichang	China	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lagoa Grande (Mmv)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

939 records

Records set or tied on 21 November 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 202, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 214, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 223, Heaviest daily snowfall 109, Deepest snow cover 80.

Records on 21 November 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	202
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	214
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	109
Deepest snow cover	80

Records on 21 November 1981 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 931.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

786 broken records

Margins by which the 786 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 November 1981

Top 20 records on 21 November 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 1981	Grindstone Island, CA	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	86 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1981	Auce, LV	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1981	Houghton Lake 6 WSW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1981	Baldwin, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1981	Upper Sandusky, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1981	Cape Cleveland Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1981	Corry, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1981	Port Aux Basques, CA	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1981	Fredrikstad (Sar), ZA	all-time rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1981	Hesperia 4 WNW, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1981	Holland Wtp, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1981	Kenmare 1 WSW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1981	Indaiatuba, BR	daily rain	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1981	Vevay, US	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1981	Hastings, US	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1981	Rowlesburg 1, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	85 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1981	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1981	Leeudoringstad (Skl), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1981	Gorlitz, DE	daily high max	14.0 C (57.2 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1981	Chemnitz, DE	daily high min	6.5 C (43.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1981. 1981 had 939 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 25	698
25 to 50	60
50 to 75	17
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1