Weather Records on 20 November 1954

876 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1954. Highest significance: Willowmore, ZA.

Key Facts for 20 November 1954

On 20 November 1954, 876 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
322 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 866 daily.
Willowmore set a monthly record daily precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 20 November 1954.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

876 stations

876 station records on 20 November 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Little Swanport (Lisdillon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mologa Fine View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands (Glentannar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater (Memsie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lima East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Piranhas (Marechal Floriano)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Molesworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehead	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gilliat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Campbells Forest (Yarraberb)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eltham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Merton Weir Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colbinabbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waranga Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vondeling(Sar)"T...Kraal"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Benjeroop (Davey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cornelia Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barjarg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nagambie Cba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Murrindindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jayuya	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tatura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Avenel (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

876 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 256, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 532, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 20 November 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	256
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	532
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 20 November 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 866.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

770 broken records

Margins by which the 770 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1954

Top 20 records on 20 November 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1954	Willowmore, ZA	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1954	Wirrabara Forest, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1954	Kew, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1954	Little Swanport (Lisdillon), AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1954	Bagdad, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1954	Laura, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1954	Strathbogie, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1954	Mologa Fine View, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1954	Violet Town, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1954	Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1954	Clifton Post Office, AU	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1954	Highlands (Glentannar), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1954	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1954	Bridgewater (Memsie), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1954	Kergunyah South, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1954	Port Germein (Telowie), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1954	Swan Hill Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1954	Landsborough, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1954	Bungowannah Park, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1954	Lima East, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	40 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1954. 1954 had 876 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	611
10 to 20	121
20 to 30	26
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2