Weather Records on 6 November 1920

53 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 November 1920. Highest significance: Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU.

Key Facts for 6 November 1920

On 6 November 1920, 53 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 52 daily.
Moruya Heads Pilot Station set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 6 November 1920.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

53 stations

53 station records on 6 November 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 November 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bondi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ashbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgar Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Karnak (Rosedale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St Helena Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Callington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Fernmount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Ulamambri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

53 records

Records set or tied on 6 November 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 44, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 6 November 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	44
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 6 November 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 52.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

50 broken records

Margins by which the 50 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 22.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 November 1920

Top 20 records on 6 November 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 November 1920	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1920	Caboolture Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1920	Bondi, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1920	Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1920	Ashbourne, AU	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1920	Fergana, UZ	monthly rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1920	Concordia ASOS, US	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1920	Woodford Post Office, AU	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1920	Wilgar Downs, AU	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1920	Dubuque River, US	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1920	Beenleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1920	Lismore (Centre Street), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1920	Casino Airport, AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1920	Halden, NO	daily snow depth	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1920	Goodna Ampol, AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	23 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1920	Lawrence, US	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	9 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1920	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1920	Winnemucca AP, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	23 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1920	Mundoolin, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	23 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1920	Kiev, UA	daily low max	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	31 years	15 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 53 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 11-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	1
1812	1
1819	1
1828	2
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1842	3
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1856	2
1858	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	3
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	4
1904	6
1905	15
1906	13
1907	13
1908	21
1909	7
1910	52
1911	27
1912	53
1913	20
1914	36
1915	20
1916	127
1917	30
1918	40
1919	60
1920	53
1921	98
1922	84
1923	119
1924	737
1925	139
1926	123
1927	405
1928	86
1929	89
1930	439
1931	284
1932	307
1933	661
1934	626
1935	527
1936	356
1937	124
1938	1,098
1939	390
1940	201
1941	512
1942	373
1943	238
1944	459
1945	498
1946	682
1947	405
1948	1,219
1949	517
1950	314
1951	1,832
1952	193
1953	1,218
1954	442
1955	311
1956	431
1957	359
1958	227
1959	1,800
1960	388
1961	480
1962	343
1963	493
1964	259
1965	272
1966	548
1967	889
1968	463
1969	756
1970	407
1971	789
1972	387
1973	1,110
1974	355
1975	1,381
1976	653
1977	966
1978	762
1979	581
1980	1,353
1981	673
1982	698
1983	650
1984	536
1985	664
1986	810
1987	806
1988	1,010
1989	1,048
1990	1,240
1991	2,360
1992	1,450
1993	965
1994	1,368
1995	1,464
1996	1,720
1997	849
1998	752
1999	1,367
2000	1,575
2001	879
2002	1,220
2003	2,143
2004	828
2005	1,176
2006	1,397
2007	591
2008	1,266
2009	916
2010	1,349
2011	1,046
2012	894
2013	871
2014	453
2015	1,664
2016	838
2017	1,069
2018	633
2019	561
2020	1,351
2021	456
2022	907
2023	719
2024	1,239
2025	502

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	19
5 to 10	15
10 to 15	8
15 to 20	5
20 to 25	3