Weather Records on 20 November 1946

774 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1946. Highest significance: Seoni, IN.

Key Facts for 20 November 1946

On 20 November 1946, 774 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 166 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 67 monthly and 707 daily.
Seoni set a monthly record daily precipitation of 116.8 mm (4.6 in) on 20 November 1946.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

774 stations

774 station records on 20 November 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ramtek	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mariposa	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nabinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mandla	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Morsi	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Adhoura	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pindron	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Katol	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hariharganj	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waraseoni	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sausar	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lakhnadon	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Murtajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Amraoti	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pachmarhi	India	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Badnera	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tirora	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wardha	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mvenyane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ranken River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Holalkhere	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Multai	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springville Tule Hd	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Betul(Badnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sohagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bajag	India	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chandur Railway	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Narsinghpur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chandur Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalkasa	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dindori	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Folsom	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waramain	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Narayanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nagpur (Mayo Hospit	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Loukahi	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gadarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Balaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Patur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sakoli	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bensons Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville Morrow Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

774 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 473, Heaviest daily snowfall 63, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 20 November 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	473
Heaviest daily snowfall	63
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 20 November 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 67, daily 707.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

691 broken records

Margins by which the 691 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1946

Top 20 records on 20 November 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1946	Seoni, IN	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1946	Hollister 1 SW, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1946	Ramtek, IN	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1946	Pasadena, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1946	Mariposa, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1946	N Fk Rs, US	monthly rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1946	Nabinagar, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1946	Mandla, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1946	Morsi, IN	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1946	Auburn, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1946	Adhoura, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1946	Pindron, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1946	Katol, IN	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1946	Hariharganj, IN	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1946	Waraseoni, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1946	Sausar, IN	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1946	Lakhnadon, IN	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1946	Murtajapur, IN	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1946	Amraoti, IN	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1946	Pachmarhi, IN	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 years	51 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1946. 1946 had 774 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1946-11-20: 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 50	627
50 to 100	51
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1