Weather Records on 20 November 1962

700 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1962. Highest significance: Cle Elum, US.

Key Facts for 20 November 1962

On 20 November 1962, 700 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
323 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 680 daily.
Cle Elum set a daily record precipitation of 69.6 mm (2.7 in) on 20 November 1962.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

700 stations

700 station records on 20 November 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Daly River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kleinfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Randle 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kelso	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Parkdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Luiz Correia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Langet	India	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ramanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weston College, Mooi	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flamengo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine 10 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ramban	India	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dotswood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Makakatana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palampur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Reddersburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rimrock Tieton Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Three Lynx	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uloa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Darby	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Condon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-44.3 C (-47.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bulsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

700 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 177, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 146, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 284, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 20 November 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	177
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	146
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	284
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 20 November 1962 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 680.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

602 broken records

Margins by which the 602 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1962

Top 20 records on 20 November 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1962	Cle Elum, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1962	Vryburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1962	Longview, US	all-time rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1962	Stevensville, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1962	Hamilton, US	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1962	Daly River Police, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1962	Kleinfontein, ZA	daily rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1962	Lake Cle Elum, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1962	Randle 1 E, US	daily rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1962	Kelso, US	all-time rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1962	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1962	Parkdale, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1962	Luiz Correia, BR	daily rain	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1962	Langet, IN	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1962	Choteau, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1962	Ramanagar, IN	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1962	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1962	Calton Hills Station, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1962	Weston College, Mooi, ZA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1962	Flamengo, BR	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1962. 1962 had 700 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	566
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1