Weather Records on 21 November 1985

1,808 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 November 1985. Highest significance: Inkerman Station, AU.

Key Facts for 21 November 1985

On 21 November 1985, 1,808 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
413 were record highs and 710 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 122 monthly and 1,683 daily.
Inkerman Station set a daily record precipitation of 108.0 mm (4.3 in) on 21 November 1985.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

1,808 stations

1,808 station records on 21 November 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 November 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Friars Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Packwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Corrigin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ayr Dpi Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ninety Nine Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Home Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie-Lea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Weiser	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elwha Rs	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hyden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gumlu Days Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gastonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Home Hill Fifteen A St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
High Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ontario Ksrv	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Redfield	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arcola	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brusque (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Nova Niagara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weihenstephan-Durnast	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Luiz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,808 records

Records set or tied on 21 November 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 506, Highest daily minimum 259, Lowest daily minimum 204, Heaviest daily rainfall 279, Heaviest daily snowfall 100, Deepest snow cover 306.

Records on 21 November 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	506
Highest daily minimum	259
Lowest daily minimum	204
Heaviest daily rainfall	279
Heaviest daily snowfall	100
Deepest snow cover	306

Records on 21 November 1985 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 122, daily 1,683.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,509 broken records

Margins by which the 1,509 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 November 1985

Top 20 records on 21 November 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 1985	Inkerman Station, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1985	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily rain	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	142.8 mm (5.6 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1985	Southern Cross, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1985	Friars Well, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1985	Packwood, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1985	Yemassee 1 N, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1985	Ogden Sugar Factory, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1985	Corrigin, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1985	Ayr Dpi Research STN, AU	monthly rain	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1985	Ninety Nine Is, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1985	Koosharem, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1985	Puyallup 2 W Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1985	Home Hill Post Office, AU	monthly rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1985	Raleigh 4 SW, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1985	Craigie-Lea, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1985	Weiser, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	70 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1985	Siler City 2 N, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1985	Elwha Rs, US	monthly snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1985	Hyden, AU	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1985	Gumlu Days Road, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	52 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1985. 1985 had 1,808 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 2026-10-14 (14 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	1,339
50 to 100	115
100 to 150	38
150 to 200	12
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1