Weather Records on 20 November 1955

365 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1955. Highest significance: East Maitland Bowling Club, AU.

Key Facts for 20 November 1955

On 20 November 1955, 365 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 355 daily.
East Maitland Bowling Club set a daily record precipitation of 72.6 mm (2.9 in) on 20 November 1955.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

365 stations

365 station records on 20 November 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
East Maitland Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mabel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Margaret's Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mahone Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Round Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Liveringa Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plashett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Peermade Residen	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Timber Creek Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nominingue	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hyndman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad 2 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

365 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 85, Heaviest daily snowfall 79, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 20 November 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	85
Heaviest daily snowfall	79
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 20 November 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 355.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

281 broken records

Margins by which the 281 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1955

Top 20 records on 20 November 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1955	East Maitland Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1955	Upper Stewiacke, CA	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1955	Annapolis Royal, CA	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1955	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1955	Kentville Cda, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1955	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1955	Mabel Downs, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1955	Paterson, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1955	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	89 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1955	Quanbun Downs, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1955	Bear Island, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1955	Simcoe, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	74 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1955	Anthony Lagoon, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1955	Stillwater, CA	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1955	Truro Nsac, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1955	Nappan Cda, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1955	Pemberton Meadows, CA	daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1955	Carmel, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1955	Meda, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1955	Collegeville, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	37 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1955. 1955 had 365 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 100	266
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1