Weather Records on 12 November 1920

198 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 November 1920. Highest significance: Blinman (Wirrealpa), AU.

Key Facts for 12 November 1920

On 12 November 1920, 198 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
0 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 167 daily.
Blinman (Wirrealpa) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 142.2 mm (5.6 in) on 12 November 1920.
Across 156 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

198 stations

198 station records on 12 November 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 November 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Paratoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Pamatta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Johnburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough (Dawson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Yackara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta (Nectar Brook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bute (Ninnes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Copley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Outalpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miltalie (Poodra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Remarkable	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie (Valencia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warge Rock 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waukaringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mannanarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beltana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
North Bruce	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

198 records

Records set or tied on 12 November 1920 by type: Lowest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 150, Heaviest daily snowfall 8.

Records on 12 November 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 November 1920 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 28, daily 167.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

188 broken records

Margins by which the 188 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 November 1920

Top 20 records on 12 November 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 November 1920	Blinman (Wirrealpa), AU	all-time rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	74 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1920	Hawker (Warcowie), AU	all-time rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1920	Hawker (Holowilena), AU	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1920	Old Baratta Homestead, AU	monthly rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1920	Quorn, AU	monthly rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1920	Blinman, AU	monthly rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1920	Belton (Shadow Vale), AU	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1920	Cradock, AU	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1920	Hawker (Wilson), AU	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1920	Yunta (Paratoo), AU	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1920	Carrieton (Pamatta), AU	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1920	Hawker, AU	all-time rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1920	Arrowie, AU	monthly rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1920	Carrieton (Eurelia), AU	monthly rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1920	Barrie, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1920	Port Augusta Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1920	Curnomona (Curnamona), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1920	Carrieton, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1920	Johnburgh Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1920	Quorn (Round Hill), AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)

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

1802 to 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1920. 1920 had 198 records.

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

Records on 11-12 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1804	1
1823	1
1835	3
1848	1
1849	1
1859	1
1862	2
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1881	7
1882	3
1885	1
1886	3
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	2
1894	6
1895	20
1896	1
1897	7
1898	3
1899	1
1901	6
1902	20
1903	7
1904	10
1905	14
1906	15
1907	6
1908	9
1909	30
1910	34
1911	56
1912	21
1913	51
1914	18
1915	20
1916	217
1917	29
1918	16
1919	85
1920	198
1921	141
1922	61
1923	99
1924	355
1925	203
1926	224
1927	193
1928	99
1929	203
1930	191
1931	442
1932	237
1933	267
1934	292
1935	458
1936	418
1937	227
1938	529
1939	171
1940	806
1941	294
1942	173
1943	178
1944	398
1945	500
1946	428
1947	532
1948	156
1949	891
1950	458
1951	489
1952	312
1953	413
1954	393
1955	807
1956	243
1957	282
1958	290
1959	605
1960	629
1961	348
1962	233
1963	273
1964	790
1965	362
1966	517
1967	400
1968	1,185
1969	670
1970	872
1971	566
1972	716
1973	1,029
1974	559
1975	580
1976	1,236
1977	767
1978	1,278
1979	686
1980	860
1981	805
1982	1,338
1983	1,116
1984	738
1985	1,727
1986	1,839
1987	1,480
1988	941
1989	1,385
1990	971
1991	1,150
1992	1,247
1993	1,145
1994	1,025
1995	1,856
1996	1,235
1997	1,334
1998	1,214
1999	1,762
2000	1,796
2001	772
2002	1,057
2003	1,100
2004	847
2005	1,017
2006	827
2007	617
2008	680
2009	1,124
2010	1,229
2011	572
2012	1,008
2013	703
2014	1,192
2015	711
2016	609
2017	446
2018	1,277
2019	2,525
2020	1,086
2021	895
2022	1,516
2023	437
2024	396
2025	734

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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 25	163
25 to 50	18
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1