Weather Records on 20 November 1952

494 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1952. Highest significance: Baltimore Customs House, US.

Key Facts for 20 November 1952

On 20 November 1952, 494 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 487 daily.
Baltimore Customs House set a daily record precipitation of 55.1 mm (2.2 in) on 20 November 1952.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

494 stations

494 station records on 20 November 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fallston	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moa Island Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glenn Dale Bell STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Altapass	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rougemont	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kissimmee	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Keedysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brodribb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

494 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 392, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 20 November 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	392
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 20 November 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 487.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

454 broken records

Margins by which the 454 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 240.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1952

Top 20 records on 20 November 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1952	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	75 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1952	Westminster 2 SSE, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1952	Carlisle, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	82 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1952	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	82 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1952	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1952	Emmitsburg, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1952	Fallston, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1952	Moa Island Mission, AU	daily rain	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1952	Glenn Dale Bell STN, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1952	Woodstock, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1952	Oxford 1 E, US	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1952	Dale Enterprise, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1952	Hagerstown 1E, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1952	Louisa, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1952	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1952	Bartow 1SE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1952	Washington, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1952	Northdown (Hamley), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1952	Durham, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1952	Palmerton, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	2 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1952. 1952 had 494 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	446
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2