Weather Records on 20 November 1960

330 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1960. Highest significance: Wastina Hemaruka, CA.

Key Facts for 20 November 1960

On 20 November 1960, 330 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 322 daily.
Wastina Hemaruka set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 20 November 1960.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

330 stations

330 station records on 20 November 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Intake	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ngukurr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morrl Morrl (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Louwsburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fanning River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Three Hills	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kulu Halt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
The Grange, Umzimkul	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Konni	India	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eversley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Big Bend(Wissel Rode)	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sherthala	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seaside	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Penryn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fauquier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tada	India	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilo (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cengcane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hanna	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-16.3 C (2.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arkonam	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Camargo (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amanzamnyama (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon U of S	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Impendle (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kosmos	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

330 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 20 November 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 20 November 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 322.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

287 broken records

Margins by which the 287 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 1960

Top 20 records on 20 November 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1960	Wastina Hemaruka, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1960	Arad, RO	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	79 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1960	Intake, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1960	Coupeville 1 S, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1960	Ngukurr, AU	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1960	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1960	Morrl Morrl (Valley View), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1960	Porthill, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1960	Everett, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1960	Louwsburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1960	Snoqualmie Pass, US	daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1960	Fanning River Station, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1960	Camperdown, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1960	Three Hills, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1960	Humboldt, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1960	Longview, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1960	Guerrero (Smn), MX	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1960	Kulu Halt, ZA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1960	Flatonia 4SE, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1960	Creston, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 years	34 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1960. 1960 had 330 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 November 1960
Margin	Records
0 to 100	283
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1