Weather Records on 21 November 2004

873 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 November 2004. Highest significance: Columbus, US.

Key Facts for 21 November 2004

On 21 November 2004, 873 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
336 were record highs and 148 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 852 daily.
Columbus set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 21 November 2004.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

873 stations

873 station records on 21 November 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 November 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Twentynine Palms	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Saguache	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
El Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Palm Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hillview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
McArthur River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bear Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beer Sheva	Israel	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pallamallawa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dolores	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burris	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Desert Resorts Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whitney Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Garah (Ulinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ocate 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yorktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coorabulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Ecore	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eresfjord	Norway	Record snow depth	82.0 cm (32.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Konawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gunbower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	59.0 cm (23.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnaja Poljana	Russia	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnfield 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Giddings 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thornton 1SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tafjord	Norway	Record snow depth	77.0 cm (30.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

873 records

Records set or tied on 21 November 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 164, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 302, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 65.

Records on 21 November 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	164
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	302
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	65

Records on 21 November 2004 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 852.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

692 broken records

Margins by which the 692 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 570.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 November 2004

Top 20 records on 21 November 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 2004	Columbus, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	97 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 November 2004	Twentynine Palms, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 November 2004	Saguache, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 November 2004	El Campo, US	daily rain	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 November 2004	Palm Springs, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 November 2004	Hillview, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2004	Bagdad, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2004	McArthur River Station, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2004	Monticello 2E, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2004	Ft Bragg 5 N, US	monthly low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	108 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2004	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	110 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2004	Big Bear Lake, US	daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2004	Beer Sheva, IL	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2004	Danevang 1 W, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	107 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2004	Bjelasnica, BA	daily low max	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2004	Wharton, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2004	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2004	Pallamallawa Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2004	Sheffield, GB	daily low min	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	102 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2004	Victoria Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	45 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2004. 2004 had 873 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 100	674
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1