Weather Records on 13 November 1920

88 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 November 1920. Highest significance: Woomera (South Gap Station), AU.

Key Facts for 13 November 1920

On 13 November 1920, 88 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 88 daily.
Woomera (South Gap Station) set a daily record precipitation of 28.7 mm (1.1 in) on 13 November 1920.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

88 stations

88 station records on 13 November 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 November 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka (Yandama Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ediacara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Wamberra Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee (Weinteriga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Beltana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

88 records

Records set or tied on 13 November 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 46, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 13 November 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	46
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 November 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 88.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

77 broken records

Margins by which the 77 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 November 1920

Top 20 records on 13 November 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 November 1920	Woomera (South Gap Station), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1920	Carrieton (Eurelia), AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1920	Melrose (Para Gums), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1920	Melton, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1920	Woodstock, CA	daily low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	46 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1920	Woodstock West, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1920	Hawker (Warcowie), AU	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1920	Marree Comparison, AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1920	Innamincka Station, AU	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1920	Eudunda, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1920	Milparinka (Yandama Downs), AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1920	Appila, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1920	Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong), AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1920	Curnomona (Curnamona), AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1920	Boulia Airport, AU	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1920	Sydney, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	18 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1920	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	45 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1920	Woomera (Oakden Hills), AU	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1920	Malin Head, IE	daily rain	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	25 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1920	Karlsruhe, DE	daily low min	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	26 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

1795 to 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1920. 1920 had 88 records.

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

Records on 11-13 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1823	2
1825	1
1826	1
1835	2
1848	1
1852	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	2
1866	4
1869	3
1870	1
1873	4
1874	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	4
1882	2
1883	1
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1893	1
1894	5
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	8
1902	17
1903	6
1904	14
1905	13
1906	29
1907	13
1908	9
1909	33
1910	11
1911	62
1912	30
1913	112
1914	43
1915	26
1916	162
1917	66
1918	10
1919	162
1920	88
1921	100
1922	49
1923	178
1924	188
1925	240
1926	129
1927	93
1928	213
1929	426
1930	346
1931	528
1932	357
1933	252
1934	225
1935	317
1936	292
1937	335
1938	429
1939	266
1940	1,131
1941	321
1942	116
1943	144
1944	759
1945	606
1946	566
1947	241
1948	171
1949	440
1950	321
1951	516
1952	246
1953	465
1954	282
1955	1,493
1956	262
1957	395
1958	644
1959	873
1960	397
1961	540
1962	212
1963	360
1964	618
1965	442
1966	388
1967	467
1968	818
1969	620
1970	433
1971	425
1972	1,035
1973	657
1974	658
1975	763
1976	1,219
1977	570
1978	1,014
1979	500
1980	524
1981	884
1982	1,086
1983	1,057
1984	678
1985	1,636
1986	2,629
1987	722
1988	641
1989	1,107
1990	1,155
1991	984
1992	831
1993	1,582
1994	1,091
1995	1,248
1996	1,076
1997	1,330
1998	1,168
1999	2,053
2000	1,597
2001	818
2002	609
2003	867
2004	804
2005	1,071
2006	897
2007	525
2008	768
2009	1,065
2010	1,631
2011	695
2012	507
2013	718
2014	1,591
2015	623
2016	629
2017	266
2018	1,144
2019	2,622
2020	577
2021	474
2022	1,145
2023	566
2024	364
2025	1,238

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	53
5 to 10	10
10 to 15	4
15 to 20	4
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	2