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Weather Records on 20 November 1909

26 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1909. Highest significance: Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE.

Key Facts for 20 November 1909

  • On 20 November 1909, 26 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 26 daily.
  • Leipzig-Holzhausen set a daily record snow depth of 10.0 cm (3.9 in) on 20 November 1909.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

26 stations
Weather records on 20 November 1909 26 station records on 20 November 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
26 station records on 20 November 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 November 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord snow depth10.0 cm (3.9 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)GermanyRecord snow depth15.0 cm (5.9 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.7 mm (0.22 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-10.0 C (14.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.6 mm (0.38 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation62.5 mm (2.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord high minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
LundSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.3 mm (0.29 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord low maximum temperature0.3 C (32.5 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord low minimum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-0.1 C (31.8 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord high maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-0.9 C (30.4 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-5.4 C (22.3 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
RegensburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-9.9 C (14.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-8.1 C (17.4 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

26 records
Records on 20 November 1909 by type Records set or tied on 20 November 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2. 02468Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 7Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 2Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 November 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.
Records on 20 November 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum7
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover2
Records on 20 November 1909 by timescale Records on 20 November 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 26. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 26all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 November 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 26.
Records on 20 November 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily26

How Much Records Were Beaten By

22 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 November 1909 Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 20: 1820 to 40: 240 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 1120 to 140: 0140 to 160: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140140 to 160
Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 November 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 2018
20 to 402
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1201
120 to 1400
140 to 1601

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1909
Top 20 records on 20 November 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 November 1909Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily snow depth10.0 cm (3.9 in)10.0 cm (3.9 in)44 years27 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1909Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DEdaily snow depth15.0 cm (5.9 in)15.0 cm (5.9 in)32 years27 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1909Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low max14.4 C (57.9 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)18 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1909Kristianstad, SEdaily rain5.7 mm (0.22 in)2.9 mm (0.11 in)20 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1909Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high max22.2 C (72.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1909Dalhousie, CAdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1909Bamberg, DEdaily low min-10.0 C (14.0 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)23 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1909Halmstad, SEdaily rain9.6 mm (0.38 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)3 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1909Madison Wb City, USdaily high min5.6 C (42.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1909Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily high min7.8 C (46.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1909Darwin Post Office, AUdaily rain62.5 mm (2.5 in)12.0 mm (0.5 in)4 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1909Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily low min6.7 C (44.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1909Kingston Queens U, CAdaily high min4.4 C (39.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)30 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1909Lund, SEdaily rain7.3 mm (0.29 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1909Salzburg, ATdaily low max0.3 C (32.5 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1909Uccle, BEdaily low min-6.7 C (19.9 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)7 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1909St John's, CAdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)11 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1909Bamberg, DEdaily low max-0.1 C (31.8 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)24 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1909Toronto, CAdaily high max12.2 C (54.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)4 years9 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1909Nurnberg, DEdaily low max-0.9 C (30.4 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)7 years7 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 1909
Records on 11-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1909. 1909 had 26 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 1909. 1909 had 26 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).