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Weather Records on 24 November 1920

21 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 November 1920. Highest significance: Sydney, CA.

Key Facts for 24 November 1920

  • On 24 November 1920, 21 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 20 daily.
  • Sydney set a monthly record daily snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 24 November 1920.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

21 stations
Weather records on 24 November 1920 21 station records on 24 November 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
21 station records on 24 November 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 24 November 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
SydneyCanadaRecord daily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature36.7 C (98.1 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord daily snowfall19.1 cm (7.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord daily snowfall9.9 cm (3.9 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
TbilisiGeorgiaRecord daily precipitation7.3 mm (0.29 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Leyburn Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
CottbusGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-7.0 C (19.4 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/FohrGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-4.3 C (24.3 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon CdaCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
WeissenburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-8.2 C (17.2 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Fort ChipewyanCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
WiartonCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord high maximum temperature3.5 C (38.3 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord high maximum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

21 records
Records on 24 November 1920 by type Records set or tied on 24 November 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 5. 0246Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 5Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 24 November 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.
Records on 24 November 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall5
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 24 November 1920 by timescale Records on 24 November 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 20. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 20all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 24 November 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 20.
Records on 24 November 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily20

How Much Records Were Beaten By

14 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 November 1920 Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 21.0. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 5: 105 to 10: 010 to 15: 315 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 21.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 November 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 510
5 to 100
10 to 153
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

24 November 1920
Top 20 records on 24 November 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 November 1920Sydney, CAmonthly snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)2.1 cm (0.8 in)36 years30 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1920Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high max36.7 C (98.1 F)2.9 C (5.2 F)31 years22 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1920Charlottetown, CAdaily snowfall19.1 cm (7.5 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)44 years19 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1920Hambantota, LKdaily low max26.7 C (80.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)34 years18 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1920Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZdaily high min16.0 C (60.8 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)34 years17 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1920Chatham, CAdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)38 years17 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1920Saint John, CAdaily snowfall9.9 cm (3.9 in)0.2 cm (0.1 in)38 years16 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1920Tbilisi, GEdaily rain7.3 mm (0.29 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1920Leyburn Post Office, AUdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)14.2 mm (0.6 in)3 years13 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1920Cottbus, DEdaily low min-7.0 C (19.4 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1920Wrixum/Fohr, DEdaily low min-4.3 C (24.3 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)6 years10 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1920Brandon Cda, CAdaily high min-4.4 C (24.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)16 years7 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1920Taroom Post Office, AUdaily rain6.9 mm (0.27 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)4 years6 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1920Weissenburg, DEdaily low min-8.2 C (17.2 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)2 years4 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1920Minnedosa, CAdaily high min (Tie)-5.0 C (23.0 F)tie29 years3 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1920Fort Chipewyan, CAdaily snowfall (Tie)5.1 cm (2.0 in)tie19 years2 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1920Wiarton, CAdaily rain (Tie)17.3 mm (0.7 in)tie28 years2 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1920Bird Rocks, CAdaily high max (Tie)12.2 C (54.0 F)tie17 years2 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1920Karesuando, SEdaily high max (Tie)3.5 C (38.3 F)tie24 years2 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1920Harnosand, SEdaily high max (Tie)9.0 C (48.2 F)tie14 years1 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

1793 to 1920
Records on 11-24 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 21 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 21812: 11824: 21831: 11836: 11838: 11841: 11846: 11852: 21853: 11856: 21858: 31863: 11865: 21868: 11869: 11870: 11873: 11874: 11877: 11879: 11880: 31881: 11882: 31885: 11886: 11888: 61889: 11890: 61892: 31893: 21895: 21896: 31897: 11898: 31899: 31900: 31901: 31902: 121903: 81904: 151905: 171906: 191907: 141908: 531909: 301910: 91911: 471912: 241913: 261914: 641915: 201916: 971917: 1101918: 181919: 431920: 211921: 601922: 661923: 1641924: 2611925: 1321926: 1071927: 4101928: 1101929: 2261930: 3681931: 9451932: 1861933: 2111934: 1001935: 2211936: 2161937: 3021938: 7781939: 2341940: 4391941: 1661942: 4901943: 1921944: 4181945: 2261946: 3681947: 7451948: 4591949: 4871950: 1,8211951: 6271952: 7621953: 2801954: 3151955: 6211956: 7321957: 2821958: 6501959: 6651960: 3181961: 6601962: 2991963: 3511964: 3301965: 1,3341966: 8401967: 2941968: 2711969: 2841970: 1,4931971: 8361972: 6331973: 1,5131974: 4341975: 8441976: 4121977: 1,0711978: 7031979: 1,4581980: 1,0531981: 9101982: 1,2231983: 1,3701984: 1,0741985: 2,3001986: 7131987: 7811988: 9041989: 1,0051990: 1,0311991: 9281992: 1,5151993: 2,2961994: 7921995: 9561996: 1,2321997: 4891998: 8931999: 1,2022000: 7052001: 1,8082002: 7552003: 1,1662004: 1,2552005: 1,1152006: 9922007: 1,0012008: 7772009: 8892010: 1,6262011: 1,0462012: 3702013: 1,1552014: 1,0162015: 4932016: 4522017: 1,5262018: 5352019: 3232020: 3912021: 4512022: 3782023: 5542024: 7552025: 4531793187318981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 21 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 11-24 in each year
YearRecords
17932
18121
18242
18311
18361
18381
18411
18461
18522
18531
18562
18583
18631
18652
18681
18691
18701
18731
18741
18771
18791
18803
18811
18823
18851
18861
18886
18891
18906
18923
18932
18952
18963
18971
18983
18993
19003
19013
190212
19038
190415
190517
190619
190714
190853
190930
19109
191147
191224
191326
191464
191520
191697
1917110
191818
191943
192021
192160
192266
1923164
1924261
1925132
1926107
1927410
1928110
1929226
1930368
1931945
1932186
1933211
1934100
1935221
1936216
1937302
1938778
1939234
1940439
1941166
1942490
1943192
1944418
1945226
1946368
1947745
1948459
1949487
19501,821
1951627
1952762
1953280
1954315
1955621
1956732
1957282
1958650
1959665
1960318
1961660
1962299
1963351
1964330
19651,334
1966840
1967294
1968271
1969284
19701,493
1971836
1972633
19731,513
1974434
1975844
1976412
19771,071
1978703
19791,458
19801,053
1981910
19821,223
19831,370
19841,074
19852,300
1986713
1987781
1988904
19891,005
19901,031
1991928
19921,515
19932,296
1994792
1995956
19961,232
1997489
1998893
19991,202
2000705
20011,808
2002755
20031,166
20041,255
20051,115
2006992
20071,001
2008777
2009889
20101,626
20111,046
2012370
20131,155
20141,016
2015493
2016452
20171,526
2018535
2019323
2020391
2021451
2022378
2023554
2024755
2025453

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).