Weather Records on 21 November 1983

1,066 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 November 1983. Highest significance: Nambour Bowling Club, AU.

Key Facts for 21 November 1983

On 21 November 1983, 1,066 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
160 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 1,014 daily.
Nambour Bowling Club set a daily record precipitation of 142.0 mm (5.6 in) on 21 November 1983.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,066 stations

1,066 station records on 21 November 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 November 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Wells	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Woodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Weribone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jingi Jingi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Beau Maison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Whyenbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maroochydore Swan Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tara Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Condamine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Angledool Telephone Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Riversdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nukinenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marnhull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wondoola Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lightning Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Heber (Black Mesa) Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Y Lightning Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Freewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Amby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Byzantium	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lightning Ridge (Guiseley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wellpinit	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beerburrum Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Glorious Fahey Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,066 records

Records set or tied on 21 November 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 609, Heaviest daily snowfall 105, Deepest snow cover 78.

Records on 21 November 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	609
Heaviest daily snowfall	105
Deepest snow cover	78

Records on 21 November 1983 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 51, daily 1,014.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

933 broken records

Margins by which the 933 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 November 1983

Top 20 records on 21 November 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 1983	Nambour Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1983	Kynuna, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	77 years	72 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1983	Walgett (Dungalear), AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	74 years	72 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1983	Wells, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1983	Woodlands, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1983	Mooloolah Post Office, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	92 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1983	Weribone, AU	monthly rain	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1983	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	91 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1983	Mapleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1983	Agate 3 E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	82 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1983	Jingi Jingi, AU	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1983	Beau Maison, AU	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1983	Karasjok, NO	daily snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1983	Whyenbah, AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	81 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1983	Muttaburra, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1983	Maroochydore Swan Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1983	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	91 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1983	Surat, AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1983	Woodford Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1983	Angledool (Angledool Station), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	57 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

1803 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1983. 1983 had 1,066 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 50	814
50 to 100	71
100 to 150	26
150 to 200	14
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1