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Weather Records on 20 November 1903

10 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1903. Highest significance: Palermo, IT.

Key Facts for 20 November 1903

  • On 20 November 1903, 10 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 10 daily.
  • Palermo set a daily record precipitation of 38.3 mm (1.5 in) on 20 November 1903.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

10 stations
Weather records on 20 November 1903 10 station records on 20 November 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
10 station records on 20 November 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 November 1903: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
PalermoItalyRecord daily precipitation38.3 mm (1.5 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.1 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-16.7 C (1.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Fort SillUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-8.9 C (16.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

10 records
Records on 20 November 1903 by type Records set or tied on 20 November 1903 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 01234Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 November 1903 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 20 November 1903 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 November 1903 by timescale Records on 20 November 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 10all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 November 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10.
Records on 20 November 1903 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily10

How Much Records Were Beaten By

5 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 November 1903 Margins by which the 5 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 7.6. Ties are not counted. 001110 to 1: 11 to 2: 12 to 3: 13 to 4: 04 to 5: 05 to 6: 06 to 7: 17 to 8: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 66 to 77 to 8
Margins by which the 5 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 7.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 November 1903
MarginRecords
0 to 11
1 to 21
2 to 31
3 to 40
4 to 50
5 to 60
6 to 71
7 to 81

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1903
Top 10 records on 20 November 1903 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 November 1903Palermo, ITdaily rain38.3 mm (1.5 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)43 years32 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1903Vanersborg, SEdaily rain13.1 mm (0.5 in)6.7 mm (0.26 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1903Tranebjerg, DKdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1903Groningen-1, NLdaily rain9.9 mm (0.39 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)1 year10 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1903Peterborough, CAdaily low min-16.7 C (1.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)8 years8 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1903Fort Sill, USdaily low min (Tie)-8.9 C (16.0 F)tie30 years3 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1903Montgomery Wb City, USdaily low min (Tie)-3.3 C (26.1 F)tie29 years2 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1903World Trade Ctr, USdaily low max (Tie)1.7 C (35.1 F)tie29 years2 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1903Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low max (Tie)17.8 C (64.0 F)tie12 years1 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1903Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily low min (Tie)8.3 C (46.9 F)tie15 years1 of 100 (Routine)

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

1793 to 1903
Records on 11-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1903. 1903 had 10 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 11809: 21816: 31829: 41835: 11836: 11847: 11851: 11852: 11855: 11858: 11859: 11862: 11865: 11871: 11873: 11874: 11878: 11879: 31880: 21881: 11884: 11885: 21886: 11887: 11889: 31890: 21891: 41893: 21894: 11897: 71900: 111901: 61902: 101903: 101904: 91905: 71906: 221907: 51908: 81909: 261910: 141911: 291912: 151913: 641914: 891915: 121916: 161917: 651918: 141919: 471920: 151921: 731922: 261923: 451924: 841925: 2241926: 2941927: 1051928: 1401929: 1301930: 6001931: 6461932: 2551933: 7021934: 4771935: 551936: 2861937: 1,1021938: 1671939: 2651940: 2801941: 4381942: 7741943: 2481944: 3471945: 3221946: 7741947: 4131948: 6511949: 3621950: 8771951: 7421952: 4941953: 8501954: 8761955: 3651956: 5981957: 1901958: 2181959: 2701960: 3301961: 5401962: 7001963: 5971964: 8631965: 2851966: 4341967: 2771968: 4791969: 7101970: 3681971: 6511972: 7291973: 9411974: 6551975: 6601976: 3891977: 1,3321978: 1,4131979: 8191980: 7451981: 1,1191982: 8001983: 1,0541984: 5371985: 2,3791986: 1,1421987: 6661988: 1,2181989: 9861990: 1,0101991: 7981992: 1,4161993: 1,2111994: 1,4841995: 1,2371996: 1,5661997: 4611998: 8291999: 4932000: 1,1632001: 8432002: 9002003: 1,2422004: 7382005: 4322006: 1,0342007: 1,1512008: 1,1712009: 1,1842010: 6782011: 8162012: 6572013: 4112014: 1,0182015: 7332016: 7252017: 4512018: 3392019: 7912020: 5782021: 4142022: 1,2832023: 5542024: 6452025: 6601793187419011917193319491965198119972013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1903. 1903 had 10 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 11-20 in each year
YearRecords
17931
18092
18163
18294
18351
18361
18471
18511
18521
18551
18581
18591
18621
18651
18711
18731
18741
18781
18793
18802
18811
18841
18852
18861
18871
18893
18902
18914
18932
18941
18977
190011
19016
190210
190310
19049
19057
190622
19075
19088
190926
191014
191129
191215
191364
191489
191512
191616
191765
191814
191947
192015
192173
192226
192345
192484
1925224
1926294
1927105
1928140
1929130
1930600
1931646
1932255
1933702
1934477
193555
1936286
19371,102
1938167
1939265
1940280
1941438
1942774
1943248
1944347
1945322
1946774
1947413
1948651
1949362
1950877
1951742
1952494
1953850
1954876
1955365
1956598
1957190
1958218
1959270
1960330
1961540
1962700
1963597
1964863
1965285
1966434
1967277
1968479
1969710
1970368
1971651
1972729
1973941
1974655
1975660
1976389
19771,332
19781,413
1979819
1980745
19811,119
1982800
19831,054
1984537
19852,379
19861,142
1987666
19881,218
1989986
19901,010
1991798
19921,416
19931,211
19941,484
19951,237
19961,566
1997461
1998829
1999493
20001,163
2001843
2002900
20031,242
2004738
2005432
20061,034
20071,151
20081,171
20091,184
2010678
2011816
2012657
2013411
20141,018
2015733
2016725
2017451
2018339
2019791
2020578
2021414
20221,283
2023554
2024645
2025660

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).