Weather Records on 20 November 1943

248 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1943. Highest significance: Macalister Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 20 November 1943

On 20 November 1943, 248 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
126 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 245 daily.
Macalister Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 112.8 mm (4.4 in) on 20 November 1943.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

248 stations

248 station records on 20 November 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Macalister Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dundullimal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Curraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lencois	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hargraves (Weeroona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coolac (Hopewood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yass (Derringullen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jequie	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tarago (Willeroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Senhor Do Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Stuart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record low minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta (Wollumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Klaarstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narra Allen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harden (East St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hall (Lochleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stockinbingal General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rio de Contas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Currabubula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pokolbin (Ben Ean)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ilford (Warrangunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jeir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Berrebangalo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kangiara (Laverstock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brungle (Rosemount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bergplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Middlewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rpf 180 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

248 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 108, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 20 November 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 November 1943 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 245.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

201 broken records

Margins by which the 201 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1943

Top 20 records on 20 November 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1943	Macalister Post Office, AU	monthly rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1943	Dundullimal, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1943	Curraweena, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1943	Lencois, BR	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1943	Barra, BR	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1943	Hargraves (Weeroona), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1943	Uccle, BE	daily low max	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	63 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1943	Joao Amaro, BR	all-time rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	3 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1943	Tumut (Wattle Cres), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1943	Coolac (Hopewood), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1943	Yass (Derringullen), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1943	Michelago (Soglio), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1943	Jequie, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1943	Mina, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	12 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1943	Tarago (Willeroo), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1943	Stewart, CA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1943	Burrinjuck Dam, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1943	Senhor Do Bonfim, BR	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1943	New Westminster, CA	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1943	Owen Sound, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	12 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1943. 1943 had 248 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	191
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1