Weather Records on 20 November 1950

877 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1950. Highest significance: Port Douglas - Warner St, AU.

Key Facts for 20 November 1950

On 20 November 1950, 877 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
182 were record highs and 99 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 829 daily.
Port Douglas - Warner St set a daily record precipitation of 111.3 mm (4.4 in) on 20 November 1950.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

877 stations

877 station records on 20 November 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
The Ginghet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Willowghby East Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	108.3 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Muncie 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Germantown 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Rue	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wakool (Barratta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gongolgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vickery 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barham (Thule Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ultima (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Henryville Sf	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba Island 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Headingly Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Planknek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Indiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wapweelah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

877 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 122, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 525, Heaviest daily snowfall 68, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 20 November 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	122
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	525
Heaviest daily snowfall	68
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 20 November 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 48, daily 829.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

788 broken records

Margins by which the 788 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1950

Top 20 records on 20 November 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1950	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1950	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1950	The Ginghet, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1950	Willowghby East Lake, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1950	Chippewa Lake, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1950	Herefoss, NO	monthly rain	108.3 mm (4.3 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1950	Grass Valley, US	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1950	Deer Creek Ph, US	daily rain	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1950	Columbus, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1950	Greencastle 1 W, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1950	Muncie 4 SE, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1950	Salamonia, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1950	Hamilton, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1950	Mansfield 5 W, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1950	Norwalk Wwtp, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1950	Cobar (Tambua), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1950	Germantown 3 NE, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1950	La Rue, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1950	Urbana Wrf, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1950	Wooster Exp STN, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	48 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1950. 1950 had 877 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	660
20 to 40	99
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2