Weather Records on 20 November 1982

800 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1982. Highest significance: Pierce 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 20 November 1982

On 20 November 1982, 800 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
536 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 791 daily.
Pierce 1 E set a daily record precipitation of 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 20 November 1982.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

800 stations

800 station records on 20 November 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Towera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Middalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carey Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Gulf	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wyloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indaiatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
South Slocan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lagrange	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Reeder 13 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Ahumada	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zonia Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vandalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clyde A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port O'Connor	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.5 C (-15.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Churchill A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

800 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 163, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 373, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 20 November 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	163
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	373
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 20 November 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 791.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

633 broken records

Margins by which the 633 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1982

Top 20 records on 20 November 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1982	Pierce 1 E, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	77 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1982	Towera, AU	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1982	Middalya, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1982	Bay City Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1982	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1982	Millington 3 SE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1982	Carey Downs, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1982	New Gulf, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1982	Marquette, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1982	Wyloo, AU	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1982	Calton Hills Station, AU	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	65 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1982	Caledonia, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1982	Plainville 4WNW, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1982	Napoleon, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	83 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1982	Waynesboro, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1982	Bayfield 6 N, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1982	Louisville Intl AP, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1982	Katanning Comparison, AU	daily high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	73 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1982	Tres Piedras, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1982	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	82 years	35 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1982. 1982 had 800 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	592
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2