Weather Records on 14 November 1920

70 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 November 1920. Highest significance: Belton (Shadow Vale), AU.

Key Facts for 14 November 1920

On 14 November 1920, 70 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 67 daily.
Belton (Shadow Vale) set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 14 November 1920.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

70 stations

70 station records on 14 November 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 November 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bass (Kilcunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frances	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka (Yandama Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karnak (Rosedale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Madowla Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough (Dawson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia Sheedy Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Talyealye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Amyton East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dilkara (Florieton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Dee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Johnburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Copley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Crowlands (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

70 records

Records set or tied on 14 November 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 46, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 14 November 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	46
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 November 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 67.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

59 broken records

Margins by which the 59 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 November 1920

Top 20 records on 14 November 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 November 1920	Belton (Shadow Vale), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1920	McKinlay Roadhouse, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1920	Bass (Kilcunda), AU	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	0 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1920	Yudnapinna, AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1920	Frances, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1920	Quorn, AU	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1920	Milparinka (Yandama Downs), AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1920	Hawker (Holowilena), AU	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1920	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1920	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1920	Karnak (Rosedale), AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1920	Orroroo, AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1920	Gardiner, US	daily low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1920	Adelaide (Thorndon Park), AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1920	Hawker (Warcowie), AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	35 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1920	Nidingen A, SE	daily rain	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1920	Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN, AU	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1920	Houston Wb City, US	monthly low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1920	Madowla Park, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	14 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1920	Blagovescensk, RU	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	6 years	16 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

1801 to 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1920. 1920 had 70 records.

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

Records on 11-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	2
1820	1
1823	2
1825	1
1835	3
1839	1
1842	1
1847	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	1
1873	4
1874	2
1875	3
1876	3
1879	3
1880	3
1881	2
1882	1
1883	3
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	2
1891	4
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	3
1896	2
1897	5
1899	6
1900	3
1901	12
1902	14
1903	5
1904	17
1905	37
1906	27
1907	5
1908	20
1909	39
1910	7
1911	18
1912	19
1913	32
1914	48
1915	45
1916	86
1917	222
1918	25
1919	122
1920	70
1921	70
1922	37
1923	125
1924	114
1925	147
1926	290
1927	189
1928	296
1929	430
1930	437
1931	490
1932	370
1933	390
1934	229
1935	105
1936	348
1937	306
1938	327
1939	343
1940	1,448
1941	429
1942	310
1943	255
1944	467
1945	325
1946	289
1947	371
1948	171
1949	438
1950	551
1951	817
1952	327
1953	849
1954	201
1955	1,660
1956	556
1957	668
1958	862
1959	1,147
1960	315
1961	614
1962	314
1963	521
1964	872
1965	497
1966	415
1967	555
1968	615
1969	824
1970	526
1971	694
1972	1,159
1973	656
1974	485
1975	734
1976	1,079
1977	589
1978	799
1979	551
1980	497
1981	611
1982	644
1983	918
1984	488
1985	1,510
1986	2,074
1987	548
1988	791
1989	1,028
1990	1,203
1991	771
1992	770
1993	2,410
1994	1,318
1995	1,250
1996	879
1997	1,954
1998	877
1999	1,484
2000	1,448
2001	1,251
2002	516
2003	556
2004	1,008
2005	971
2006	1,012
2007	484
2008	720
2009	960
2010	1,606
2011	701
2012	346
2013	525
2014	1,706
2015	675
2016	699
2017	348
2018	906
2019	1,265
2020	592
2021	678
2022	878
2023	545
2024	454
2025	1,288

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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	40
5 to 10	8
10 to 15	9
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1