Weather Records on 20 November 1921

73 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1921. Highest significance: Portland Rfc City, US.

Key Facts for 20 November 1921

On 20 November 1921, 73 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 73 daily.
Portland Rfc City set a daily record precipitation of 86.6 mm (3.4 in) on 20 November 1921.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

73 stations

73 station records on 20 November 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Netley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Poolamacca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tolarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Tindarey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Berthong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Douglas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kinchega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Moonagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Davis Island Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Currandooley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Madowla Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Ashbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Mirranatwa (Bullawin Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Burrawang South Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Macedon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

73 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 46, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 20 November 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	46
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 20 November 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 73.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

64 broken records

Margins by which the 64 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1921

Top 20 records on 20 November 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1921	Portland Rfc City, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1921	Minneapolis Wb Dwtn, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1921	Kokstad, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1921	Athens, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1921	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1921	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1921	Chicoutimi, CA	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	14 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1921	Omeo Comparison, AU	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1921	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1921	Dubuque River, US	daily snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1921	Bridgeton 1 NE, US	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1921	Netley, AU	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1921	Bemboka Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1921	Vineland, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	49 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1921	Port Jervis, US	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1921	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1921	Poolamacca, AU	daily rain	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	41 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1921	Bombala (Therry Street), AU	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1921	Pooncarie (Tarcoola), AU	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	39 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1921	Minneapolis Wb Dwtn, US	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	24 years	17 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1921. 1921 had 73 records.

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

Records on 11-20 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	2
1816	3
1829	4
1835	1
1836	1
1847	1
1851	1
1852	1
1855	1
1858	1
1859	1
1862	1
1865	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	4
1893	2
1894	1
1897	7
1900	11
1901	6
1902	10
1903	10
1904	9
1905	7
1906	22
1907	5
1908	8
1909	26
1910	14
1911	29
1912	15
1913	64
1914	89
1915	12
1916	16
1917	65
1918	14
1919	47
1920	15
1921	73
1922	26
1923	45
1924	84
1925	224
1926	294
1927	105
1928	140
1929	130
1930	600
1931	646
1932	255
1933	702
1934	477
1935	55
1936	286
1937	1,102
1938	167
1939	265
1940	280
1941	438
1942	774
1943	248
1944	347
1945	322
1946	774
1947	413
1948	651
1949	362
1950	877
1951	742
1952	494
1953	850
1954	876
1955	365
1956	598
1957	190
1958	218
1959	270
1960	330
1961	540
1962	700
1963	597
1964	863
1965	285
1966	434
1967	277
1968	479
1969	710
1970	368
1971	651
1972	729
1973	941
1974	655
1975	660
1976	389
1977	1,332
1978	1,413
1979	819
1980	745
1981	1,119
1982	800
1983	1,054
1984	537
1985	2,379
1986	1,142
1987	666
1988	1,218
1989	986
1990	1,010
1991	798
1992	1,416
1993	1,211
1994	1,484
1995	1,237
1996	1,566
1997	461
1998	829
1999	493
2000	1,163
2001	843
2002	900
2003	1,242
2004	738
2005	432
2006	1,034
2007	1,151
2008	1,171
2009	1,184
2010	678
2011	816
2012	657
2013	411
2014	1,018
2015	733
2016	725
2017	451
2018	339
2019	791
2020	578
2021	414
2022	1,283
2023	554
2024	645
2025	660

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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 20	61
20 to 40	1
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1