Weather Records on 20 November 1959

270 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1959. Highest significance: Priest Rvr Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 20 November 1959

On 20 November 1959, 270 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 264 daily.
Priest Rvr Exp STN set a monthly record daily precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 20 November 1959.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

270 stations

270 station records on 20 November 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cushman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Northcliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen 20NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Scenic	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oakville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kosmos	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Butler	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

270 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 80, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 20 November 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	80
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 20 November 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 264.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

211 broken records

Margins by which the 211 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1959

Top 20 records on 20 November 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1959	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1959	Cushman Dam, US	daily rain	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1959	Northcliffe, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1959	Creston, CA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1959	Snoqualmie Falls, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1959	Bonners Ferry, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1959	Landsburg, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1959	Heron 2 NW, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1959	Puyallup 2 W Exp STN, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1959	Bremerton, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1959	Kent, US	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1959	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1959	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	27.0 C (80.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	69 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1959	Pine River 3 NE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1959	Aberdeen 20NNE, US	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1959	Oshkosh, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1959	Centralia, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1959	Longmire Rainier Nps, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1959	Midland 2, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1959	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	48 years	32 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1959. 1959 had 270 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 20	164
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	3