Cold outbreak in United States, 4 to 15 November 2020

Name: Cold outbreak in United States, 4 to 15 November 2020
Start: 2020-11-04
End: 2020-11-15
Location: United States

Cold outbreak in United States, 4 to 15 November 2020: 1,627 records at 870 stations, peak on 9 November 2020. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in United States, 4 to 15 November 2020 set or tied 1,627 station records at 870 stations.
It ran from 4 November 2020 to 15 November 2020 (12 days) and its peak day was 9 November 2020.
Status: closed.
Yerington set a daily record low maximum temperature of -0.6 C (30.9 F) on 9 November 2020.
The busiest day was 9 November 2020 with 656 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 124 years.

Footprint

4 to 15 November 2020

The area covered by Cold outbreak in United States, 4 to 15 November 2020 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in United States, 4 to 15 November 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Yerington	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2020-11-09
Natural Brg	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2020-11-09
Auburn	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2020-11-10
Flagstaff AP	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2020-11-08
Canyon Dam	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	2020-11-09
Bremerton	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2020-11-09
Bridgeport	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2020-11-08
Wasco	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2020-11-08
Colfax	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2020-11-09
Meeker	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2020-11-11
Visalia	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2020-11-08
Austin #2	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2020-11-08
Lindsay	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2020-11-09
Merced	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2020-11-09
Portola	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2020-11-09
Minden	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2020-11-09
Centralia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	2020-11-09
Ellensburg	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	2020-11-09
Pearce - Sunsites	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2020-11-10
Bright Angel Rs	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	2020-11-09

Records per Day

Peak day 656

Records set or tied each day from 4 November 2020 to 15 November 2020. The most in one day was 656 on 9 November 2020.

Records per day during Cold outbreak in United States, 4 to 15 November 2020
Date	Records
2020-11-04	1
2020-11-06	1
2020-11-07	97
2020-11-08	511
2020-11-09	656
2020-11-10	234
2020-11-11	53
2020-11-12	51
2020-11-13	11
2020-11-14	9
2020-11-15	3

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in United States, 4 to 15 November 2020 ranked by margin
Yerington, 11-09	5.6 C (10.1 F)
Bright Angel Rs, 11-09	5.5 C (9.9 F)
Natural Brg, 11-09	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Canyon Dam, 11-09	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Flagstaff AP, 11-08	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Portola, 11-09	2.7 C (4.9 F)
Bridgeport, 11-08	2.3 C (4.1 F)
Meeker, 11-11	2.3 C (4.1 F)
Auburn, 11-10	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Bremerton, 11-09	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Wasco, 11-08	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Lindsay, 11-09	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Visalia, 11-08	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Austin #2, 11-08	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Merced, 11-09	1.6 C (2.9 F)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

500 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Cold outbreak in United States, 4 to 15 November 2020
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
5.6	124
3.9	101
2.2	105
3.9	84
3.3	115
1.7	120
2.3	108
1.1	105
1.7	104
2.3	105
1.2	106
1.7	97
1.6	98
2.7	94
1.7	98
1.7	101
1.6	100
1.1	100
1.1	101
5.5	74
0.5	102
0.5	101
1.2	98
0.5	101
0.6	104
0.6	101
1.1	98
5.0	75
0.6	121
0.6	109
6.1	42
0.5	105
0.5	98
0.4	100
1.7	85
3.9	75
1.7	84
1.6	91
2.2	89
5.0	47
3.9	72
3.9	75
2.8	85
1.1	91
3.3	75
1.7	74
1.1	82
2.7	75
2.2	75
3.9	70
2.8	74
2.2	85
2.3	74
2.2	75
5.0	43
2.2	74
0.6	85
3.3	70
2.6	70
3.8	70
2.2	74
3.3	74
0.5	88
1.7	72
1.6	74
1.7	75
1.1	85
2.8	72
1.1	74
2.2	74
2.2	72
2.2	75
1.0	84
1.7	75
6.1	54
1.7	74
1.7	71
2.2	72
0.5	85
1.1	75
1.7	75
1.1	75
1.2	76
1.6	75
0.5	82
3.8	55
1.1	78
2.8	75
1.1	74
1.1	74
0.6	74
1.1	70
0.6	74
3.9	48
6.7	36
1.7	75
1.1	71
1.1	70
0.5	75
1.7	70
0.6	74
0.5	74
2.2	72
1.7	74
2.6	70
0.6	75
1.0	72
2.2	70
0.6	72
1.7	61
0.5	75
1.7	72
0.6	72
0.5	75
1.1	75
0.6	72
1.1	75
2.2	72
1.0	75
1.7	74
1.1	73
2.8	60
0.5	75
3.3	60
1.1	74
4.5	54
2.3	54
3.9	54
3.9	54
0.5	74
5.0	54
1.1	72
2.7	57
1.2	75
0.6	73
1.1	70
1.7	72
1.1	72
2.2	54
1.7	68
2.2	54
3.9	36
2.8	54
2.2	54
1.7	70
0.5	75
0.5	71
1.6	54
6.1	34
0.6	70
1.7	57
0.6	72
8.4	34
0.6	61
0.6	72
1.1	68
0.6	63
1.7	54
0.6	68
0.5	72
0.6	70
0.5	72
1.0	68
3.3	54
1.1	54
1.6	54
0.5	69
3.8	45
0.5	68
0.5	72
5.0	41
0.5	54
1.1	54
7.8	22
2.7	42
2.7	45
3.9	35
1.1	61
0.6	61
1.6	59
2.6	54
2.2	54
1.7	54
1.7	54
2.3	54
1.7	54
1.1	57
1.1	54
2.2	42
3.4	43
8.9	20
5.6	26
5.6	22
3.3	35
0.6	54
2.2	54
1.6	54
1.7	54
1.7	54
3.9	38

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in United States, 4 to 15 November 2020 compared with similar events
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 February to 5 March 2021	12,118 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 October to 5 November 2020	9,841 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 23 December 2017 to 8 January 2018	8,263 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 2024	7,675 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 15 January to 10 February 2026	5,568 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 4 to 15 November 2020 (this event)	1,627 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,627

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in United States, 4 to 15 November 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-11-08	Flagstaff AP	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	115	45 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-08	Bridgeport	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	108	43 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-08	Wasco	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104	43 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-08	Visalia	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	98	42 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-08	Austin #2	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	101	42 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-09	Yerington	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	124	50 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-09	Natural Brg	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	101	48 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-09	Canyon Dam	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	84	45 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-09	Bremerton	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	120	44 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-09	Colfax	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105	43 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-09	Lindsay	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97	42 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-09	Merced	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	98	42 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-09	Portola	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	94	42 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-09	Minden	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	100	42 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-09	Centralia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100	42 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-09	Ellensburg	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101	42 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-09	Bright Angel Rs	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	74	41 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-10	Auburn	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	105	46 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-10	Pearce - Sunsites	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	106	42 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-11	Meeker	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	105	43 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,627 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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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)) Data as of 2026-10-17. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
5.6	124
3.9	101
2.2	105
3.9	84
3.3	115
1.7	120
2.3	108
1.1	105
1.7	104
2.3	105
1.2	106
1.7	97
1.6	98
2.7	94
1.7	98
1.7	101
1.6	100
1.1	100
1.1	101
5.5	74
0.5	102
0.5	101
1.2	98
0.5	101
0.6	104
0.6	101
1.1	98
5.0	75
0.6	121
0.6	109
6.1	42
0.5	105
0.5	98
0.4	100
1.7	85
3.9	75
1.7	84
1.6	91
2.2	89
5.0	47
3.9	72
3.9	75
2.8	85
1.1	91
3.3	75
1.7	74
1.1	82
2.7	75
2.2	75
3.9	70
2.8	74
2.2	85
2.3	74
2.2	75
5.0	43
2.2	74
0.6	85
3.3	70
2.6	70
3.8	70
2.2	74
3.3	74
0.5	88
1.7	72
1.6	74
1.7	75
1.1	85
2.8	72
1.1	74
2.2	74
2.2	72
2.2	75
1.0	84
1.7	75
6.1	54
1.7	74
1.7	71
2.2	72
0.5	85
1.1	75
1.7	75
1.1	75
1.2	76
1.6	75
0.5	82
3.8	55
1.1	78
2.8	75
1.1	74
1.1	74
0.6	74
1.1	70
0.6	74
3.9	48
6.7	36
1.7	75
1.1	71
1.1	70
0.5	75
1.7	70
0.6	74
0.5	74
2.2	72
1.7	74
2.6	70
0.6	75
1.0	72
2.2	70
0.6	72
1.7	61
0.5	75
1.7	72
0.6	72
0.5	75
1.1	75
0.6	72
1.1	75
2.2	72
1.0	75
1.7	74
1.1	73
2.8	60
0.5	75
3.3	60
1.1	74
4.5	54
2.3	54
3.9	54
3.9	54
0.5	74
5.0	54
1.1	72
2.7	57
1.2	75
0.6	73
1.1	70
1.7	72
1.1	72
2.2	54
1.7	68
2.2	54
3.9	36
2.8	54
2.2	54
1.7	70
0.5	75
0.5	71
1.6	54
6.1	34
0.6	70
1.7	57
0.6	72
8.4	34
0.6	61
0.6	72
1.1	68
0.6	63
1.7	54
0.6	68
0.5	72
0.6	70
0.5	72
1.0	68
3.3	54
1.1	54
1.6	54
0.5	69
3.8	45
0.5	68
0.5	72
5.0	41
0.5	54
1.1	54
7.8	22
2.7	42
2.7	45
3.9	35
1.1	61
0.6	61
1.6	59
2.6	54
2.2	54
1.7	54
1.7	54
2.3	54
1.7	54
1.1	57
1.1	54
2.2	42
3.4	43
8.9	20
5.6	26
5.6	22
3.3	35
0.6	54
2.2	54
1.6	54
1.7	54
1.7	54
3.9	38

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
5.6	124
3.9	101
2.2	105
3.9	84
3.3	115
1.7	120
2.3	108
1.1	105
1.7	104
2.3	105
1.2	106
1.7	97
1.6	98
2.7	94
1.7	98
1.7	101
1.6	100
1.1	100
1.1	101
5.5	74
0.5	102
0.5	101
1.2	98
0.5	101
0.6	104
0.6	101
1.1	98
5.0	75
0.6	121
0.6	109
6.1	42
0.5	105
0.5	98
0.4	100
1.7	85
3.9	75
1.7	84
1.6	91
2.2	89
5.0	47
3.9	72
3.9	75
2.8	85
1.1	91
3.3	75
1.7	74
1.1	82
2.7	75
2.2	75
3.9	70
2.8	74
2.2	85
2.3	74
2.2	75
5.0	43
2.2	74
0.6	85
3.3	70
2.6	70
3.8	70
2.2	74
3.3	74
0.5	88
1.7	72
1.6	74
1.7	75
1.1	85
2.8	72
1.1	74
2.2	74
2.2	72
2.2	75
1.0	84
1.7	75
6.1	54
1.7	74
1.7	71
2.2	72
0.5	85
1.1	75
1.7	75
1.1	75
1.2	76
1.6	75
0.5	82
3.8	55
1.1	78
2.8	75
1.1	74
1.1	74
0.6	74
1.1	70
0.6	74
3.9	48
6.7	36
1.7	75
1.1	71
1.1	70
0.5	75
1.7	70
0.6	74
0.5	74
2.2	72
1.7	74
2.6	70
0.6	75
1.0	72
2.2	70
0.6	72
1.7	61
0.5	75
1.7	72
0.6	72
0.5	75
1.1	75
0.6	72
1.1	75
2.2	72
1.0	75
1.7	74
1.1	73
2.8	60
0.5	75
3.3	60
1.1	74
4.5	54
2.3	54
3.9	54
3.9	54
0.5	74
5.0	54
1.1	72
2.7	57
1.2	75
0.6	73
1.1	70
1.7	72
1.1	72
2.2	54
1.7	68
2.2	54
3.9	36
2.8	54
2.2	54
1.7	70
0.5	75
0.5	71
1.6	54
6.1	34
0.6	70
1.7	57
0.6	72
8.4	34
0.6	61
0.6	72
1.1	68
0.6	63
1.7	54
0.6	68
0.5	72
0.6	70
0.5	72
1.0	68
3.3	54
1.1	54
1.6	54
0.5	69
3.8	45
0.5	68
0.5	72
5.0	41
0.5	54
1.1	54
7.8	22
2.7	42
2.7	45
3.9	35
1.1	61
0.6	61
1.6	59
2.6	54
2.2	54
1.7	54
1.7	54
2.3	54
1.7	54
1.1	57
1.1	54
2.2	42
3.4	43
8.9	20
5.6	26
5.6	22
3.3	35
0.6	54
2.2	54
1.6	54
1.7	54
1.7	54
3.9	38

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
5.6	124
3.9	101
2.2	105
3.9	84
3.3	115
1.7	120
2.3	108
1.1	105
1.7	104
2.3	105
1.2	106
1.7	97
1.6	98
2.7	94
1.7	98
1.7	101
1.6	100
1.1	100
1.1	101
5.5	74
0.5	102
0.5	101
1.2	98
0.5	101
0.6	104
0.6	101
1.1	98
5.0	75
0.6	121
0.6	109
6.1	42
0.5	105
0.5	98
0.4	100
1.7	85
3.9	75
1.7	84
1.6	91
2.2	89
5.0	47
3.9	72
3.9	75
2.8	85
1.1	91
3.3	75
1.7	74
1.1	82
2.7	75
2.2	75
3.9	70
2.8	74
2.2	85
2.3	74
2.2	75
5.0	43
2.2	74
0.6	85
3.3	70
2.6	70
3.8	70
2.2	74
3.3	74
0.5	88
1.7	72
1.6	74
1.7	75
1.1	85
2.8	72
1.1	74
2.2	74
2.2	72
2.2	75
1.0	84
1.7	75
6.1	54
1.7	74
1.7	71
2.2	72
0.5	85
1.1	75
1.7	75
1.1	75
1.2	76
1.6	75
0.5	82
3.8	55
1.1	78
2.8	75
1.1	74
1.1	74
0.6	74
1.1	70
0.6	74
3.9	48
6.7	36
1.7	75
1.1	71
1.1	70
0.5	75
1.7	70
0.6	74
0.5	74
2.2	72
1.7	74
2.6	70
0.6	75
1.0	72
2.2	70
0.6	72
1.7	61
0.5	75
1.7	72
0.6	72
0.5	75
1.1	75
0.6	72
1.1	75
2.2	72
1.0	75
1.7	74
1.1	73
2.8	60
0.5	75
3.3	60
1.1	74
4.5	54
2.3	54
3.9	54
3.9	54
0.5	74
5.0	54
1.1	72
2.7	57
1.2	75
0.6	73
1.1	70
1.7	72
1.1	72
2.2	54
1.7	68
2.2	54
3.9	36
2.8	54
2.2	54
1.7	70
0.5	75
0.5	71
1.6	54
6.1	34
0.6	70
1.7	57
0.6	72
8.4	34
0.6	61
0.6	72
1.1	68
0.6	63
1.7	54
0.6	68
0.5	72
0.6	70
0.5	72
1.0	68
3.3	54
1.1	54
1.6	54
0.5	69
3.8	45
0.5	68
0.5	72
5.0	41
0.5	54
1.1	54
7.8	22
2.7	42
2.7	45
3.9	35
1.1	61
0.6	61
1.6	59
2.6	54
2.2	54
1.7	54
1.7	54
2.3	54
1.7	54
1.1	57
1.1	54
2.2	42
3.4	43
8.9	20
5.6	26
5.6	22
3.3	35
0.6	54
2.2	54
1.6	54
1.7	54
1.7	54
3.9	38