Weather Records on 20 November 1928

140 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1928. Highest significance: Cap Chat, CA.

Key Facts for 20 November 1928

On 20 November 1928, 140 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 140 daily.
Cap Chat set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 20 November 1928.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

140 stations

140 station records on 20 November 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kickerbell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belltrees 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Normanstone Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parkers Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Deer Park	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Glenrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Baan Baa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Boorolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Biamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

140 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 83, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 20 November 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 20 November 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 140.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

122 broken records

Margins by which the 122 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1928

Top 20 records on 20 November 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1928	Cap Chat, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1928	Krakmo, NO	daily snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1928	Manilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1928	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1928	Kickerbell, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1928	Belltrees 1, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1928	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1928	Oxenford (Oberon Way), AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1928	Beulah, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1928	Chicoutimi, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1928	Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	54 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1928	Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	51 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1928	Raton, US	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	10 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1928	Eidsvold Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1928	Springer, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	22 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1928	Tamworth West, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1928	Ebor (Wongwibinda), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1928	Lowville, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1928	Barraba Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	44 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1928	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	22 years	22 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1928. 1928 had 140 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 50	118
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1