Weather Records on 20 November 1971

651 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1971. Highest significance: Murmansk, RU.

Key Facts for 20 November 1971

On 20 November 1971, 651 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
196 were record highs and 209 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 648 daily.
Murmansk set a monthly record daily precipitation of 26.2 mm (1.0 in) on 20 November 1971.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

651 stations

651 station records on 20 November 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Murmansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Windermere (Acacia House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Alta 1	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie Research Station AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deddington (Marathon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Purnanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belaringar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buckland Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Long Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Natividade da Serra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kirrama Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Porciuncula	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Briksdal	Norway	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

651 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 124, Heaviest daily rainfall 217, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 20 November 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	124
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 20 November 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 648.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

584 broken records

Margins by which the 584 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1971

Top 20 records on 20 November 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1971	Murmansk, RU	monthly rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	0 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1971	Windermere (Acacia House), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1971	Kriel (Pol), ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1971	Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1971	Ponte Alta 1, BR	daily rain	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1971	Bairro Alto, BR	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1971	Rouxville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1971	Tilpa (Tongo Road), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1971	Kristianstad, SE	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	85 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1971	Nyngan (Mudall), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1971	Trangie Research Station AWS, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1971	Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1971	Malin Head, IE	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1971	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low min	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1971	Armagh, GB	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1971	Pacific Heights, AU	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1971	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low min	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	91 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1971	Jonkoping, SE	daily low min	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	86 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1971	Pitea, SE	daily low max	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	6.8 C (12.2 F)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1971	Nevertire (Beverley), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	39 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1971. 1971 had 651 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 25	555
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1