Weather Records on 21 November 2005

491 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 November 2005. Highest significance: Dwtn Charleston, US.

Key Facts for 21 November 2005

On 21 November 2005, 491 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
186 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 472 daily.
Dwtn Charleston set a daily record precipitation of 90.7 mm (3.6 in) on 21 November 2005.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

491 stations

491 station records on 21 November 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 November 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Point MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oombulgurri	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Homerville 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jesup 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolotlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jesup 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Auke Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Loris 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gaoua	Burkina Faso	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Augustine Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boquilla Santa Rosa de la Mis	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Rvr McAf	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
East London	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Enka	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wainwright AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Puruandiro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manning	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wedgefield	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alma Bacon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rome R B Russell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Three Lynx	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceton-Lake Drummond	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Copala	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Half Moon Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Norcross	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eden	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Mojada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hildre	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sinop	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

491 records

Records set or tied on 21 November 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 170, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 21 November 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 21 November 2005 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 472.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

389 broken records

Margins by which the 389 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 November 2005

Top 20 records on 21 November 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 2005	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	110 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
21 November 2005	Daly Waters AWS, AU	monthly rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	74 of 100 (Major)
21 November 2005	Southport 5 N, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	110 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 November 2005	Effingham, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	110 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2005	Madison, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2005	Wilmington Intl AP, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2005	Charleston Intl AP, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2005	Beaufort Wwtp, US	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	105 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2005	Aiken 5SE, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	111 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2005	Haines AP, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2005	Cherry Point MCAS, US	monthly rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2005	Oombulgurri, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2005	Andrews, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2005	Angoon Pwr, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2005	Hazlehurst, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2005	Rocky Mt, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	98 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2005	Homerville 5 N, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2005	Jesup 8 S, US	monthly snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2005	Tecolotlan (Dge), MX	monthly high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2005	Tellico Plains, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	43 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2005. 2005 had 491 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 20	336
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1