Weather Records on 20 November 1961

540 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1961. Highest significance: Bemboka Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 20 November 1961

On 20 November 1961, 540 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 503 daily.
Bemboka Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 126.0 mm (5.0 in) on 20 November 1961.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

540 stations

540 station records on 20 November 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Araluen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin Norwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marulan (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Leura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tilba Tilba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Tablelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Pomeroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Fairy (Merigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Breadalbane (Sweetwood Lea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Smith 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga (Grathawai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pierces Creek Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uriarra Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wapengo Lake Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kowen Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Bengalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stewarts Brook Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burragate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Penrose (Panorama)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Mount Darragh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hall (Lochleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

540 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 253, Heaviest daily snowfall 136, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 20 November 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	136
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 20 November 1961 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 35, daily 503.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

459 broken records

Margins by which the 459 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1961

Top 20 records on 20 November 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1961	Bemboka Post Office, AU	monthly rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1961	Bettowynd (Condry), AU	monthly rain	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	43 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1961	Braidwood (Krawarree), AU	monthly rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1961	Goulburn, AU	monthly rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1961	Katoomba (Murri St), AU	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1961	Goulburn (Kippilaw), AU	monthly rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1961	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1961	Gunning Rural Supplies, AU	all-time rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1961	Araluen Post Office, AU	monthly rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	0 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1961	Deniliquin Norwood, AU	monthly rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1961	Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula, AU	monthly rain	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1961	Marulan (George St), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1961	Namdalseid, NO	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1961	Leura Post Office, AU	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1961	Tilba Tilba, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1961	Kings Tablelands, AU	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1961	Bilpin (Fern Grove), AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1961	Woodhouselee (Leeston), AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1961	Kiama Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1961	Goulburn (Pomeroy), AU	all-time rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	52 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1961. 1961 had 540 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 50	391
50 to 100	57
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1