Weather Records on 20 November 1957

190 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1957. Highest significance: Kotkhai, IN.

Key Facts for 20 November 1957

On 20 November 1957, 190 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 187 daily.
Kotkhai set a daily record precipitation of 54.9 mm (2.2 in) on 20 November 1957.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

190 stations

190 station records on 20 November 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kotkhai	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dehra Gopipur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hoshiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kangra	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vogelstruiskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Foxpark	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.1 C (-36.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.1 C (-22.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Machias	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.9 C (100.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dasuya	India	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dras	India	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Garhshankar	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhiwani	India	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pense	Canada	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anupshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pense	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nathana	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tanda	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khurja	India	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jeoli Jansath	India	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jammu (In-AFB)	India	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ramgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sardarshahar	India	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bikaner	India	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadra	India	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emba	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chhaygaon	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narjan Mar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.7 C (-30.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rietfontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

190 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 60, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 20 November 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	60
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 20 November 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 187.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

158 broken records

Margins by which the 158 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1957

Top 20 records on 20 November 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1957	Kotkhai, IN	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1957	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1957	Dehra Gopipur, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1957	Hoshiarpur, IN	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1957	Kangra, IN	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1957	Vogelstruiskuil, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1957	Pocahontas, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1957	Foxpark, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1957	Luz (Estacao), BR	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1957	Lowell, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1957	Hampton, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	0 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1957	Guthrie Ctr, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1957	Guelph Oac, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	63 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1957	Alta, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1957	Red Lodge, US	monthly snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1957	Tobolsk, RU	daily low min	-38.1 C (-36.6 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	67 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1957	Ufa, RU	daily low min	-30.1 C (-22.2 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1957	Red Rvr, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1957	Machias, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1957	Kula Sanatorium 267, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)

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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1957. 1957 had 190 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 25	130
25 to 50	15
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2