Weather Records on 20 November 1931

646 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1931. Highest significance: Nebraska City 1 NW, US.

Key Facts for 20 November 1931

On 20 November 1931, 646 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
358 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 610 daily.
Nebraska City 1 NW set a daily record precipitation of 78.2 mm (3.1 in) on 20 November 1931.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

646 stations

646 station records on 20 November 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nebraska City 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Taringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Park Sf	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mascoutah	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blackburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mayne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

646 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 171, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 187, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 248, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 20 November 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	171
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	187
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	248
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 20 November 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 36, daily 610.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

536 broken records

Margins by which the 536 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1931

Top 20 records on 20 November 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1931	Nebraska City 1 NW, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1931	Rokeby (the Mall), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1931	Bee Branch, US	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1931	Mason City, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1931	Taringa, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1931	Deer Park Sf, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1931	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1931	Mount Nelson, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1931	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1931	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1931	Branxton Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1931	Watertown Wwtp, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1931	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1931	Indooroopilly Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1931	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1931	Caboolture Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1931	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1931	Coorparoo Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1931	Tbilisi, GE	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1931	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1931. 1931 had 646 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	495
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1