Weather Records on 24 November 1981

910 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 November 1981. Highest significance: Cheviot Fells, ZA.

Key Facts for 24 November 1981

On 24 November 1981, 910 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
296 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 889 daily.
Cheviot Fells set a daily record precipitation of 56.0 mm (2.2 in) on 24 November 1981.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

910 stations

910 station records on 24 November 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 November 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kuressaare	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lidkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hassleholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Valley 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spitskop (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nordmaling	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Doringkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	93.0 cm (36.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Klein Australie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Svalov	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nooitgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wonderboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Matiwa (B0S)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dolinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milner	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bygdea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dedeben (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Irwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sarna	Sweden	Record snow depth	57.0 cm (22.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waterford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Challenge Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fossil	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coniston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bvumbwe	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Supai	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carabost Forest Headquarters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

910 records

Records set or tied on 24 November 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 211, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 358, Heaviest daily snowfall 115, Deepest snow cover 73.

Records on 24 November 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	211
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	358
Heaviest daily snowfall	115
Deepest snow cover	73

Records on 24 November 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 889.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

730 broken records

Margins by which the 730 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 430.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 November 1981

Top 20 records on 24 November 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 November 1981	Cheviot Fells, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1981	Kuressaare, EE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1981	Lidkoping, SE	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1981	Susanville 2SW, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1981	Hawthorne AP, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1981	Franklin 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1981	Hassleholm, SE	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1981	Strawberry Valley 2, US	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1981	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	90 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1981	Spitskop (Agr), ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1981	Nordmaling, SE	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1981	Manhattan, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1981	Highlands, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1981	Goshen, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1981	Doringkuil, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1981	Entabeni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1981	Lisbon, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1981	Butte Bert Mooney AP, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1981	Hafslo, NO	daily snow depth	93.0 cm (36.6 in)	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1981	Klein Australie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	41 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

1793 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1981. 1981 had 910 records.

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

Records on 11-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1812	1
1824	2
1831	1
1836	1
1838	1
1841	1
1846	1
1852	2
1853	1
1856	2
1858	3
1863	1
1865	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	1
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	6
1889	1
1890	6
1892	3
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	12
1903	8
1904	15
1905	17
1906	19
1907	14
1908	53
1909	30
1910	9
1911	47
1912	24
1913	26
1914	64
1915	20
1916	97
1917	110
1918	18
1919	43
1920	21
1921	60
1922	66
1923	164
1924	261
1925	132
1926	107
1927	410
1928	110
1929	226
1930	368
1931	945
1932	186
1933	211
1934	100
1935	221
1936	216
1937	302
1938	778
1939	234
1940	439
1941	166
1942	490
1943	192
1944	418
1945	226
1946	368
1947	745
1948	459
1949	487
1950	1,821
1951	627
1952	762
1953	280
1954	315
1955	621
1956	732
1957	282
1958	650
1959	665
1960	318
1961	660
1962	299
1963	351
1964	330
1965	1,334
1966	840
1967	294
1968	271
1969	284
1970	1,493
1971	836
1972	633
1973	1,513
1974	434
1975	844
1976	412
1977	1,071
1978	703
1979	1,458
1980	1,053
1981	910
1982	1,223
1983	1,370
1984	1,074
1985	2,300
1986	713
1987	781
1988	904
1989	1,005
1990	1,031
1991	928
1992	1,515
1993	2,296
1994	792
1995	956
1996	1,232
1997	489
1998	893
1999	1,202
2000	705
2001	1,808
2002	755
2003	1,166
2004	1,255
2005	1,115
2006	992
2007	1,001
2008	777
2009	889
2010	1,626
2011	1,046
2012	370
2013	1,155
2014	1,016
2015	493
2016	452
2017	1,526
2018	535
2019	323
2020	391
2021	451
2022	378
2023	554
2024	755
2025	453

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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 100	722
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1