Weather Records on 20 November 1953

850 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1953. Highest significance: Red Cloud, US.

Key Facts for 20 November 1953

On 20 November 1953, 850 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
303 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 827 daily.
Red Cloud set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 20 November 1953.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

850 stations

850 station records on 20 November 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl River	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lynch	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morgenrood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

850 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 204, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 293, Heaviest daily snowfall 103, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 20 November 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	204
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	293
Heaviest daily snowfall	103
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 20 November 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 827.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

719 broken records

Margins by which the 719 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1953

Top 20 records on 20 November 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1953	Red Cloud, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1953	Wakeeney, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	59 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1953	Plainville 4WNW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1953	Prentice #2, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1953	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1953	Healy, US	monthly snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1953	Pearl River, US	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1953	Long Prairie, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1953	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1953	Minden, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1953	Ness City, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1953	Mundo Novo, BR	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1953	Clark, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1953	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1953	Amite, US	monthly rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1953	Bison 3NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1953	Saint Francis, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1953	Bradshaw, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1953	Robertsdale, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1953	Armour, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	57 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1953. 1953 had 850 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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Data for records on 1953-11-20: 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 25	597
25 to 50	49
50 to 75	30
75 to 100	15
100 to 125	8
125 to 150	12
150 to 175	5
175 to 200	3