Weather Records on 20 November 1944

347 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1944. Highest significance: Novosibirsk, RU.

Key Facts for 20 November 1944

On 20 November 1944, 347 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 343 daily.
Novosibirsk set a monthly record daily precipitation of 30.6 mm (1.2 in) on 20 November 1944.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

347 stations

347 station records on 20 November 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Novosibirsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cape de Couedic	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaatdrift (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Neidavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Emsdale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Roodekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.8 C (105.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Usilampatti	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

347 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 20 November 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 20 November 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 343.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

300 broken records

Margins by which the 300 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1944

Top 20 records on 20 November 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1944	Novosibirsk, RU	monthly rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1944	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1944	Cape de Couedic, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1944	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1944	Landsort, SE	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1944	Georgetown, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1944	Medford, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	49 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1944	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1944	Klipplaatdrift (Skl), ZA	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1944	La Grange, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1944	Farmington 3NW, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	50 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1944	Bluefield 2 NW, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1944	Ft Bidwell, US	daily low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	57 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1944	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily high max	13.0 C (55.4 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	55 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1944	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	52 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1944	Braunschweig (T.H.), DE	daily high min	10.8 C (51.4 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	52 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1944	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily high min	7.3 C (45.1 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	52 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1944	Charleston, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1944	Trenton, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1944	Lissadell, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	25 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1944. 1944 had 347 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	274
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2