Weather Records on 20 November 1968

479 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1968. Highest significance: Bradford 4SW Rsch 5, US.

Key Facts for 20 November 1968

On 20 November 1968, 479 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
148 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 475 daily.
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5 set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 20 November 1968.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

479 stations

479 station records on 20 November 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lagarto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parambu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Esplanada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Itaberaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nossa Senhora da Gloria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paripiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orje	Norway	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Serrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ko253Lpatti Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jaicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manouan Sanmaur	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Bananeiras (Caeeb)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Simao Dias (Anapolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sivagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Irara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.7 C (99.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Valente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fauquier	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Laranjeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fife Lake 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

479 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 125, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 20 November 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	125
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 20 November 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 475.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

363 broken records

Margins by which the 363 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1968

Top 20 records on 20 November 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1968	Bradford 4SW Rsch 5, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1968	Greenville 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1968	Meadville 1 S, US	daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1968	Lagarto, BR	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1968	Hiram, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1968	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1968	Warren, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1968	Parambu, BR	monthly rain	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1968	Esplanada, BR	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1968	Itaberaba, BR	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1968	Nossa Senhora da Gloria, BR	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1968	Paripiranga, BR	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1968	Lowville, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1968	Orje, NO	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1968	Homestead Exp STN, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1968	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1968	Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe), BR	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1968	Serrinha, BR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1968	Ko253Lpatti Sr, IN	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1968	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	52 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1968. 1968 had 479 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	340
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2