Weather Records on 20 November 1947

413 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1947. Highest significance: Park Rapids Muni AP, US.

Key Facts for 20 November 1947

On 20 November 1947, 413 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 405 daily.
Park Rapids Muni AP set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 20 November 1947.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

413 stations

413 station records on 20 November 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dom Mauricio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobs Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Real Do Colegio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vertentes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quebrangulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mundrabilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Porto da Folha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Itapipoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nossa Senhora Das Dores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.3 C (2.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Smoko	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kapokhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Piripiri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

413 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 133, Heaviest daily snowfall 65, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 20 November 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	65
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 20 November 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 405.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

345 broken records

Margins by which the 345 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1947

Top 20 records on 20 November 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1947	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1947	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1947	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1947	Dom Mauricio, BR	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1947	Harrison, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1947	Jacobs Well, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1947	Porto Real Do Colegio, BR	daily rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1947	Vertentes, BR	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1947	Quebrangulo, BR	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1947	Mundrabilla Station, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1947	Namdalseid, NO	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1947	Bakke, NO	daily rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1947	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1947	Porto da Folha, BR	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1947	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1947	Armagh, GB	daily high max	16.4 C (61.5 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1947	Fillmore, US	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1947	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1947	Harrison, US	monthly snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1947	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	12 years	35 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1947. 1947 had 413 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 50	305
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2