Weather Records on 21 November 1988

928 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 November 1988. Highest significance: Mount Bryan, AU.

Key Facts for 21 November 1988

On 21 November 1988, 928 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
113 were record highs and 295 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 898 daily.
Mount Bryan set a daily record precipitation of 28.0 mm (1.1 in) on 21 November 1988.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

928 stations

928 station records on 21 November 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 November 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Bryan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Yankalilla (Inman Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Melitopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Compass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Parawa (Sharon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Silkwood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Samburg Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kantunilkin	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplyne	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
West Hartford Nepp	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ulm	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oksendal	Norway	Record snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hermann	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mintaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Bold Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.3 C (2.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Debaltseve	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton (Maroomba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart/Echterdingen	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kersbrook (Mabenjo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waldsassen	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chittenden	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

928 records

Records set or tied on 21 November 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 213, Heaviest daily rainfall 317, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 184.

Records on 21 November 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	213
Heaviest daily rainfall	317
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	184

Records on 21 November 1988 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 28, daily 898.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

800 broken records

Margins by which the 800 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 360.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 November 1988

Top 20 records on 21 November 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 1988	Mount Bryan, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1988	Auburn, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1988	Yankalilla (Inman Valley), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1988	Melitopol, UA	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1988	Mount Compass, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1988	Ebrach, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	79 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1988	Parawa (Sharon), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1988	Bridgewater, AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1988	Normanville, AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1988	Kherson, UA	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1988	Silkwood Post Office, AU	daily rain	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1988	Samburg Wr, US	all-time rain	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1988	Lobethal, AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1988	Vestervig, DK	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	105 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1988	Kantunilkin, MX	monthly rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1988	Vanersborg, SE	daily low min	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	105 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1988	Cudlee Creek (Millbrook), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1988	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	147 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1988	Chaplyne, UA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1988	Albany, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	46 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1988. 1988 had 928 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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Data for records on 1988-11-21: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	725
50 to 100	53
100 to 150	20
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1