Weather Records on 20 November 1981

1,119 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1981. Highest significance: Hart 3 WSW, US.

Key Facts for 20 November 1981

On 20 November 1981, 1,119 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
355 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 1,103 daily.
Hart 3 WSW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 87.6 mm (3.4 in) on 20 November 1981.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

1,119 stations

1,119 station records on 20 November 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Juliana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bulliwallah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Niekerkshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.3 cm (13.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pedreira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Biddenham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kalpienung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.4 mm (6.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Virtsu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Evart	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Deeral	Australia	Record daily precipitation	242.0 mm (9.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milray Station Wrc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barcombe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Inga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kuusiku	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sidsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lansdowne Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harden Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Injune Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,119 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 217, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 138, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 518, Heaviest daily snowfall 127, Deepest snow cover 56.

Records on 20 November 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	217
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	138
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	518
Heaviest daily snowfall	127
Deepest snow cover	56

Records on 20 November 1981 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 1,103.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

988 broken records

Margins by which the 988 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1981

Top 20 records on 20 November 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1981	Hart 3 WSW, US	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	73 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1981	Juliana, ZA	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	71 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1981	Bulliwallah, AU	monthly rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	30 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1981	Niekerkshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1981	Baldwin, US	monthly snowfall	33.3 cm (13.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1981	Pedreira, BR	all-time rain	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1981	Tambo Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1981	Biddenham, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1981	Kalpienung, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1981	Blair, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	10.5 cm (4.1 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1981	Bambaroo, AU	daily rain	158.4 mm (6.2 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1981	Goodooga Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1981	Virtsu, EE	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1981	Evart, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1981	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1981	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1981	Hillgrove Station, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1981	Deeral, AU	daily rain	242.0 mm (9.5 in)	191.2 mm (7.5 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1981	Hebel Store, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1981	Hesperia 4 WNW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12 years	50 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1981. 1981 had 1,119 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	937
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1