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Weather Records on 21 November 1920

36 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 November 1920. Highest significance: Lindsay, CA.

Key Facts for 21 November 1920

  • On 21 November 1920, 36 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 36 daily.
  • Lindsay set a daily record snowfall of 17.3 cm (6.8 in) on 21 November 1920.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

36 stations
Weather records on 21 November 1920 36 station records on 21 November 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
36 station records on 21 November 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 21 November 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
LindsayCanadaRecord daily snowfall17.3 cm (6.8 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
MilanItalyRecord low minimum temperature-3.2 C (26.2 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
NorthfieldUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily snowfall11.2 cm (4.4 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-1.5 C (29.3 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
BurlingtonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
NorthfieldUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall13.2 cm (5.2 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
CurrawinyaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord high maximum temperature7.5 C (45.5 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe DownsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-WerftGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-0.7 C (30.7 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
WeissenburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-10.0 C (14.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation29.5 mm (1.2 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Ayrshire DownsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Miles Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord high minimum temperature4.5 C (40.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord high minimum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord high minimum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-MaouTunisiaRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
HanoverUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Bauhinia Downs StoreAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
LindsayCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-2.7 C (27.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-6.9 C (19.6 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord high minimum temperature0.5 C (32.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-3.4 C (25.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-SeefahrtschuleGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-0.5 C (31.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Isisford Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
ManerooAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

36 records
Records on 21 November 1920 by type Records set or tied on 21 November 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 14, Heaviest daily snowfall 5. 051015Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 8Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 14Heaviest daily snowfall: 5Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 21 November 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 14, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.
Records on 21 November 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum8
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall14
Heaviest daily snowfall5
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 21 November 1920 by timescale Records on 21 November 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 36. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 36all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 21 November 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 36.
Records on 21 November 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily36

How Much Records Were Beaten By

35 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 November 1920 Margins by which the 35 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.0. Ties are not counted. 0102030400 to 20: 3220 to 40: 240 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140
Margins by which the 35 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 November 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 2032
20 to 402
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1200
120 to 1401

Top 20 by Significance

21 November 1920
Top 20 records on 21 November 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
21 November 1920Lindsay, CAdaily snowfall17.3 cm (6.8 in)12.2 cm (4.8 in)26 years38 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1920Milan, ITdaily low min-3.2 C (26.2 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)53 years27 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1920Northfield, USdaily rain20.1 mm (0.8 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1920Concord, USdaily low max-2.8 C (27.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)46 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1920Winton Post Office, AUdaily rain25.9 mm (1.0 in)19.3 mm (0.8 in)3 years18 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1920Lakefield, CAdaily snowfall11.2 cm (4.4 in)3.6 cm (1.4 in)19 years17 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1920Portland, USdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)23 years17 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1920Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily low max-1.5 C (29.3 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)35 years16 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1920Burlington, USdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)20 years16 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1920Northfield, USdaily snowfall13.2 cm (5.2 in)3.0 cm (1.2 in)23 years15 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1920Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily high max10.0 C (50.0 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)22 years14 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1920Concord, USdaily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)23 years14 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1920Currawinya, AUdaily rain5.6 mm (0.22 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)21 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1920Gavle, SEdaily high max7.5 C (45.5 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1920Tempe Downs, AUdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)32 years12 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1920Lubeck-Werft, DEdaily low max-0.7 C (30.7 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1920Weissenburg, DEdaily low min-10.0 C (14.0 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)18 years12 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1920La Crosse Wb City, USdaily rain29.5 mm (1.2 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1920Ayrshire Downs, AUdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1920Miles Post Office, AUdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)28 years11 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

1803 to 1920
Records on 11-21 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1920. 1920 had 36 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001803: 11816: 21821: 21829: 11835: 11839: 11844: 11847: 11855: 11856: 11857: 11858: 41866: 11868: 11870: 21871: 21872: 11873: 21874: 11876: 21879: 41880: 41881: 11882: 11883: 31887: 31889: 11890: 71893: 11894: 41896: 11897: 41898: 31899: 41900: 71901: 51902: 71903: 51904: 91905: 31906: 141907: 71908: 91909: 181910: 231911: 191912: 141913: 791914: 511915: 211916: 661917: 2481918: 121919: 221920: 361921: 961922: 421923: 271924: 1041925: 731926: 4201927: 1081928: 1091929: 4671930: 2431931: 6821932: 1621933: 3811934: 5781935: 621936: 1921937: 1,3091938: 1191939: 3031940: 3371941: 3291942: 6621943: 2121944: 2501945: 3081946: 6041947: 5401948: 4141949: 5881950: 9041951: 6051952: 4241953: 4081954: 9271955: 4191956: 6241957: 4421958: 4071959: 4601960: 6911961: 7381962: 5241963: 6011964: 1,0141965: 4481966: 5891967: 3361968: 3581969: 6111970: 4001971: 5141972: 7351973: 1,1001974: 8091975: 5481976: 3151977: 1,3131978: 1,0341979: 1,4091980: 8051981: 9391982: 8071983: 1,0661984: 5251985: 1,8081986: 8151987: 9491988: 9281989: 7971990: 1,3371991: 9441992: 1,3751993: 1,4131994: 1,1791995: 1,0841996: 1,8821997: 4491998: 1,3121999: 9202000: 1,1912001: 8112002: 8472003: 1,0072004: 8732005: 4912006: 1,1812007: 9362008: 1,0792009: 1,1312010: 8942011: 9442012: 7922013: 5432014: 8152015: 7852016: 1,0002017: 6872018: 3912019: 6532020: 4212021: 2962022: 8242023: 5842024: 5192025: 7451803187218981914193019461962197819942010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1920. 1920 had 36 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 11-21 in each year
YearRecords
18031
18162
18212
18291
18351
18391
18441
18471
18551
18561
18571
18584
18661
18681
18702
18712
18721
18732
18741
18762
18794
18804
18811
18821
18833
18873
18891
18907
18931
18944
18961
18974
18983
18994
19007
19015
19027
19035
19049
19053
190614
19077
19089
190918
191023
191119
191214
191379
191451
191521
191666
1917248
191812
191922
192036
192196
192242
192327
1924104
192573
1926420
1927108
1928109
1929467
1930243
1931682
1932162
1933381
1934578
193562
1936192
19371,309
1938119
1939303
1940337
1941329
1942662
1943212
1944250
1945308
1946604
1947540
1948414
1949588
1950904
1951605
1952424
1953408
1954927
1955419
1956624
1957442
1958407
1959460
1960691
1961738
1962524
1963601
19641,014
1965448
1966589
1967336
1968358
1969611
1970400
1971514
1972735
19731,100
1974809
1975548
1976315
19771,313
19781,034
19791,409
1980805
1981939
1982807
19831,066
1984525
19851,808
1986815
1987949
1988928
1989797
19901,337
1991944
19921,375
19931,413
19941,179
19951,084
19961,882
1997449
19981,312
1999920
20001,191
2001811
2002847
20031,007
2004873
2005491
20061,181
2007936
20081,079
20091,131
2010894
2011944
2012792
2013543
2014815
2015785
20161,000
2017687
2018391
2019653
2020421
2021296
2022824
2023584
2024519
2025745

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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