Weather Records on 21 November 1992

1,375 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 November 1992. Highest significance: Carrieton, AU.

Key Facts for 21 November 1992

On 21 November 1992, 1,375 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
239 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 1,342 daily.
Carrieton set a daily record precipitation of 38.2 mm (1.5 in) on 21 November 1992.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,375 stations

1,375 station records on 21 November 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 November 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Panhandle	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Orroroo (Yalpara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Anson	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Russell Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Childress Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tubbut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Lean	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wausaukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Anamosa 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Muscoda	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Panaramitee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Guildford Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenson 5WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Breakwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Ketchowla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Floydada 9SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Platteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Archer City 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clodine	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gail	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,375 records

Records set or tied on 21 November 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 806, Heaviest daily snowfall 111, Deepest snow cover 56.

Records on 21 November 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	806
Heaviest daily snowfall	111
Deepest snow cover	56

Records on 21 November 1992 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 31, daily 1,342.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,204 broken records

Margins by which the 1,204 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 550.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 November 1992

Top 20 records on 21 November 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 1992	Carrieton, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1992	Panhandle, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	81 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1992	Hobart Muni AP, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1992	Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1992	Orroroo (Yalpara), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1992	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	93 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1992	Portage Wwtp, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1992	Anson, US	monthly snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	94 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1992	Dodgeville Wwtp, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1992	Whyte Yarcowie, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1992	Castle Rock, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	96 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1992	Russell Springs, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1992	Viroqua, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	93 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1992	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1992	Childress Muni AP, US	monthly rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1992	Narooma Rvcp, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1992	Spur, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1992	Caltowie, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1992	Tubbut, AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1992	Fulton, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	93 years	56 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 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1992. 1992 had 1,375 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 100	1,177
100 to 200	24
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1