Weather Records on 20 November 1973

941 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1973. Highest significance: Waiawa 943, US.

Key Facts for 20 November 1973

On 20 November 1973, 941 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
150 were record highs and 146 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 908 daily.
Waiawa 943 set a daily record precipitation of 120.7 mm (4.8 in) on 20 November 1973.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

941 stations

941 station records on 20 November 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waiawa 943	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Zoetveld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
St James Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cawker City	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kealia 1112	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moloaa 1145	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sapulpa 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kapaa Stables 1104	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Puhi 1013	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Galiwinku	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blockton 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Central City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wymore	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hukipo 945	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ida Grove 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

941 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 501, Heaviest daily snowfall 115, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 20 November 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	501
Heaviest daily snowfall	115
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 20 November 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 32, daily 908.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

823 broken records

Margins by which the 823 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1973

Top 20 records on 20 November 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1973	Waiawa 943, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1973	Kukuiula 935, US	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1973	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1973	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	79 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1973	Zoetveld, ZA	all-time rain	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1973	Beaver City, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1973	St James Wwtp, US	monthly rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1973	Fall Rvr Lake, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	66 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1973	Milford 4 NW, US	monthly rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1973	Cawker City, US	monthly rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1973	Mana 1026, US	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1973	Orleans 2 W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1973	Jordan 1SSW, US	monthly rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1973	E Lawai 934, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1973	Koloa 936, US	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1973	Lihue 1020, US	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1973	Sac City, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1973	Yates Ctr, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1973	Buffalo 2 SSW, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1973	Naalehu 14, US	daily rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	16 years	51 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1973. 1973 had 941 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	745
50 to 100	56
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1