Weather Records on 20 November 1932

255 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1932. Highest significance: Sydney Botanic Gardens, AU.

Key Facts for 20 November 1932

On 20 November 1932, 255 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 251 daily.
Sydney Botanic Gardens set a daily record precipitation of 69.3 mm (2.7 in) on 20 November 1932.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

255 stations

255 station records on 20 November 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Concord Walker Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hosdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Said	Egypt	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gowrie Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tenali	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-13.1 C (8.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kenora	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minchinbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sunticoppa	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

255 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 94, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 20 November 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	94
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 20 November 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 251.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

215 broken records

Margins by which the 215 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1778.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1932

Top 20 records on 20 November 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1932	Sydney Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1932	Concord Walker Hospital, AU	monthly rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1932	Kabra Railway STN, AU	monthly rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1932	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1932	Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1932	Marion 2 N, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1932	Carmel, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1932	Ashfield Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1932	Chelsea, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1932	Hosdurg, IN	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1932	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1932	Port Said, EG	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1932	Gracemere Russell St, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1932	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	64 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1932	Trenton 2, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1932	Gowrie Junction, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1932	Ryde Pumping Station, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1932	Rock Rapids, US	daily snow depth	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	11 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1932	Mosman (Bapaume Road), AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1932	Stockton 2, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	29 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1932. 1932 had 255 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 250	211
250 to 500	2
500 to 750	1
750 to 1000	0
1000 to 1250	0
1250 to 1500	0
1500 to 1750	0
1750 to 2000	1