Weather Records on 20 November 1941

438 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1941. Highest significance: Kulgam, IN.

Key Facts for 20 November 1941

On 20 November 1941, 438 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
182 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 433 daily.
Kulgam set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 20 November 1941.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

438 stations

438 station records on 20 November 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sholavandan	India	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sonamarg &	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dharapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbervie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Avanashi	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prathipadu	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Copper	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dannemora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pithapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Princesa Isabel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Palladam	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anantnag	India	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

438 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 138, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 20 November 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 20 November 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 433.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

360 broken records

Margins by which the 360 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1941

Top 20 records on 20 November 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1941	Kulgam, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1941	Sholavandan, IN	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1941	Camooweal Township, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1941	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1941	Beeville 5 NE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1941	Trichur, IN	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1941	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	74 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1941	Sonamarg &, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1941	Dharapuram, IN	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1941	Brunette Downs, AU	monthly rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1941	Glenbervie Station, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1941	Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1941	Hay River, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1941	Avanashi, IN	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1941	Tiruppur, IN	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1941	St Georges, CA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1941	Petropavlovsk, KZ	monthly low min	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	50 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1941	Roseau, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1941	Grenfell, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	57 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1941	Kakinada, IN	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	4 years	28 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1941. 1941 had 438 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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Data for records on 1941-11-20: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	335
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	3