Weather Records on 25 November 1981

680 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 November 1981. Highest significance: Harrismith (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 25 November 1981

On 25 November 1981, 680 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
246 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 670 daily.
Harrismith (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 66.5 mm (2.6 in) on 25 November 1981.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

680 stations

680 station records on 25 November 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 November 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Redlands Hrs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Heilbron "Smoordrif"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Koumac (Nlle-Caledo	New Caledonia [France]	Record daily precipitation	697.0 mm (27.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ventnor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Freewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kolka	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Convamore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Achisaj	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dewetsdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Do Pouso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bulsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amidon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Schenectady	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springvalley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hofmeyer (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Telpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boschkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yabba Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brandfort (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria Chandler Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tsabong	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bloemfontein Kings Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sheenspost	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clarens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kommissiepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milray Station Wrc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Van Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

680 records

Records set or tied on 25 November 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 136, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 250, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 25 November 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	136
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 25 November 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 670.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

533 broken records

Margins by which the 533 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 570.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 November 1981

Top 20 records on 25 November 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 November 1981	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 November 1981	Redlands Hrs, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 November 1981	Heilbron "Smoordrif", ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1981	Sibasa, ZA	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1981	Lawn Hill, AU	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1981	Koumac (Nlle-Caledo, NC	daily rain	697.0 mm (27.4 in)	570.0 mm (22.4 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1981	Ventnor, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1981	Freewood, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1981	Kolka, LV	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1981	Convamore, ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1981	Achisaj, KZ	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1981	Columbus, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1981	Alta 1 NNW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1981	Cleveland Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1981	Dewetsdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1981	Venterstad, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1981	Rio Do Pouso, BR	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1981	Tres Piedras, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1981	Tottenham (Burdenda), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	91 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1981	Klipplaat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	60 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 680 records.

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

Records on 11-25 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1805	1
1812	1
1835	1
1838	2
1844	1
1848	1
1851	1
1852	2
1853	1
1856	1
1858	3
1863	2
1865	3
1867	1
1869	2
1870	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	2
1878	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	2
1898	4
1899	3
1900	3
1901	10
1902	12
1903	12
1904	14
1905	21
1906	22
1907	11
1908	46
1909	20
1910	20
1911	56
1912	26
1913	10
1914	133
1915	22
1916	117
1917	68
1918	12
1919	31
1920	34
1921	56
1922	35
1923	73
1924	102
1925	73
1926	134
1927	276
1928	113
1929	135
1930	302
1931	452
1932	438
1933	207
1934	160
1935	176
1936	203
1937	230
1938	1,210
1939	168
1940	355
1941	118
1942	351
1943	166
1944	578
1945	123
1946	548
1947	378
1948	290
1949	730
1950	2,309
1951	678
1952	1,214
1953	502
1954	294
1955	645
1956	419
1957	294
1958	660
1959	483
1960	944
1961	610
1962	359
1963	330
1964	567
1965	1,637
1966	794
1967	301
1968	208
1969	257
1970	1,040
1971	802
1972	642
1973	1,351
1974	308
1975	1,478
1976	383
1977	1,446
1978	756
1979	1,283
1980	826
1981	680
1982	1,027
1983	1,279
1984	914
1985	2,233
1986	976
1987	980
1988	745
1989	797
1990	889
1991	994
1992	1,929
1993	2,892
1994	606
1995	1,004
1996	1,181
1997	781
1998	1,078
1999	910
2000	633
2001	1,709
2002	712
2003	783
2004	863
2005	1,153
2006	1,509
2007	577
2008	661
2009	830
2010	1,958
2011	1,014
2012	540
2013	1,184
2014	949
2015	531
2016	410
2017	1,011
2018	371
2019	263
2020	425
2021	453
2022	481
2023	466
2024	856
2025	496

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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 2026-10-17 (17 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	526
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1