Weather Records on 21 November 1994

1,179 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 November 1994. Highest significance: Lebanon, US.

Key Facts for 21 November 1994

On 21 November 1994, 1,179 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
477 were record highs and 183 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,156 daily.
Lebanon set a daily record precipitation of 42.7 mm (1.7 in) on 21 November 1994.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

1,179 stations

1,179 station records on 21 November 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 November 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kenai AP	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Limassol	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar City AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Itajuipe (Piranji)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Town (Greenhill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cawker City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Colby 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jequitinhonha (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lovewell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Natoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy Research Station (Main	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chain of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Epping Forest (Forton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lowman	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Diredawa	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scandia	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mankato	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Railway House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Esbon 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,179 records

Records set or tied on 21 November 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 293, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 184, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 435, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 65.

Records on 21 November 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	293
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	184
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	435
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	65

Records on 21 November 1994 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 1,156.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

963 broken records

Margins by which the 963 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 November 1994

Top 20 records on 21 November 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 1994	Lebanon, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	95 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1994	Bruning, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	95 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1994	Seward, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	94 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1994	Kenai AP, US	monthly snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	93 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1994	Wingen (Murrulla), AU	daily rain	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1994	Superior, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1994	Limassol, CY	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	69 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1994	Burr Oak 4S, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1994	Hebron, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	95 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1994	Plainville 4WNW, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1994	Mersa Matruh, EG	monthly rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1994	Ionia, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1994	Cedar City AP, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1994	Itajuipe (Piranji), BR	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1994	Campbell Town (Greenhill), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1994	Cawker City, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1994	Red Cloud, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1994	Colby 1SW, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1994	Jequitinhonha (Pcd), BR	daily rain	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1994	Pella 1S, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	95 years	48 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1994. 1994 had 1,179 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	917
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	2