Weather Records on 20 November 1937

1,102 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1937. Highest significance: Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 20 November 1937

On 20 November 1937, 1,102 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 799 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 1,047 daily.
Inskip Point Lighthouse set a monthly record daily precipitation of 166.1 mm (6.5 in) on 20 November 1937.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

1,102 stations

1,102 station records on 20 November 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Millerton	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppathur	India	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jingellic	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coolanbilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hunsur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Srirangpatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tirumangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amity	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Little Hartley (Sheepcombe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nanjangud	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,102 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 527, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 272, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 61.

Records on 20 November 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	527
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	272
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	61

Records on 20 November 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 55, daily 1,047.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

930 broken records

Margins by which the 930 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1937

Top 20 records on 20 November 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1937	Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1937	Holland Wtp, US	monthly snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	23 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1937	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1937	Millerton, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1937	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1937	New Hampton, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1937	Corning, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1937	Indianola 1SW, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1937	Howard Post Office, AU	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1937	Tiruppathur, IN	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1937	Fairfield, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1937	Chico UNIV Farm, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1937	Ashton 1N, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1937	Holland Wtp, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1937	Jingellic, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1937	Ames 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1937	Chatham 2, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1937	Sydney, CA	monthly rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1937	Marshalltown, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1937	Ukiah, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	39 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1937. 1937 had 1,102 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 100	911
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	2
700 to 800	4