Weather Records on 9 November 1920

96 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 November 1920. Highest significance: Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 9 November 1920

On 9 November 1920, 96 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 96 daily.
Sydney (Observatory Hill) set a daily record high maximum temperature of 33.4 C (92.1 F) on 9 November 1920.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 526 records.

Record Map

96 stations

96 station records on 9 November 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 November 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston (Cowl Cowl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Johnburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amyton East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough (Dawson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dromana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mannanarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ocean Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Laen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Whittata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Terowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Donald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Boort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ringwood 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wooroonook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Minimay (Booroopki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Greensborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Coronga Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tyrrell Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Streatham (Pretty Tower)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

96 records

Records set or tied on 9 November 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 70, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 9 November 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	70
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 November 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 96.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

82 broken records

Margins by which the 82 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 November 1920

Top 20 records on 9 November 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 November 1920	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	33.4 C (92.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	57 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1920	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1920	Orroroo (Black Rock), AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1920	Carrieton, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1920	Hillston (Cowl Cowl), AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1920	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1920	Johnburgh Post Office, AU	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1920	Orroroo, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1920	Carrieton (Eurelia), AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1920	Amyton East, AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1920	Peterborough (Dawson), AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1920	Hammond, AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1920	Dromana, AU	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1920	Ararat Post Office, AU	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1920	Mannanarie Post Office, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	11 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1920	Ocean Grove, AU	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1920	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1920	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1920	Nyngan (Merryanbone), AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1920	Laen, AU	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	38 years	18 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

1794 to 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1920. 1920 had 96 records.

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

Records on 11-09 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1828	1
1835	1
1849	1
1856	2
1859	1
1862	1
1867	1
1868	2
1875	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	5
1891	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	20
1896	1
1897	2
1898	1
1899	3
1900	2
1901	2
1902	6
1903	3
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	3
1908	13
1909	11
1910	8
1911	15
1912	12
1913	50
1914	45
1915	34
1916	45
1917	121
1918	19
1919	76
1920	96
1921	176
1922	21
1923	191
1924	89
1925	224
1926	341
1927	213
1928	81
1929	120
1930	280
1931	997
1932	308
1933	652
1934	442
1935	276
1936	368
1937	354
1938	360
1939	346
1940	611
1941	604
1942	384
1943	521
1944	299
1945	1,211
1946	773
1947	499
1948	439
1949	310
1950	903
1951	506
1952	471
1953	483
1954	675
1955	605
1956	426
1957	341
1958	460
1959	309
1960	488
1961	382
1962	611
1963	362
1964	374
1965	227
1966	1,529
1967	629
1968	681
1969	508
1970	603
1971	887
1972	432
1973	996
1974	430
1975	1,339
1976	1,154
1977	1,361
1978	726
1979	815
1980	916
1981	883
1982	1,189
1983	872
1984	920
1985	1,472
1986	1,766
1987	614
1988	588
1989	967
1990	994
1991	2,382
1992	929
1993	715
1994	885
1995	1,304
1996	1,262
1997	774
1998	1,214
1999	2,238
2000	2,444
2001	811
2002	872
2003	732
2004	874
2005	1,655
2006	1,236
2007	744
2008	523
2009	714
2010	1,201
2011	1,082
2012	927
2013	451
2014	475
2015	976
2016	1,247
2017	413
2018	1,217
2019	921
2020	2,410
2021	413
2022	1,489
2023	637
2024	839
2025	499

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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	59
5 to 10	14
10 to 15	4
15 to 20	4
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1