Weather Records on 20 November 1948

651 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1948. Highest significance: Oakdale, US.

Key Facts for 20 November 1948

On 20 November 1948, 651 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
126 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 633 daily.
Oakdale set an all-time record daily snowfall of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 20 November 1948.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

651 stations

651 station records on 20 November 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Shivpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bajan	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kenogami	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kundha (Kailkund)	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pandharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pottsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haveri	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kenogami	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walsh River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chowghat	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Idar	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Davangire	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 12 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Periyanaickampal	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Big St Germain Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kuttiadi	India	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

651 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 402, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 20 November 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	402
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 20 November 1948 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 14, daily 633.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

586 broken records

Margins by which the 586 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1948

Top 20 records on 20 November 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1948	Oakdale, US	all-time snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1948	Shivpuri, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1948	Bajan, IN	monthly rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1948	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1948	Kenogami, CA	daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1948	Kundha (Kailkund), IN	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1948	Munising, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1948	Phelps, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1948	Digby, CA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1948	Pandharpur, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1948	Winchendon, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1948	Pottsville, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1948	Worcester, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1948	Trenton Falls, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1948	Morrisburg, CA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1948	Ozark 6 NNW, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1948	Montevideo 1SW, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1948	Haveri, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1948	Dannemora, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1948	Enosburg Falls, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	43 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1948. 1948 had 651 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	546
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1