Weather Records on 20 November 1983

1,054 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1983. Highest significance: Corinne, US.

Key Facts for 20 November 1983

On 20 November 1983, 1,054 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
152 were record highs and 161 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 1,033 daily.
Corinne set a monthly record daily snowfall of 31.8 cm (12.5 in) on 20 November 1983.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

1,054 stations

1,054 station records on 20 November 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Corinne	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Macwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Madowla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Soutwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Prentiss	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moosonee Ua	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mould Bay A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.5 cm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Panoche 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sprague	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Macon Middle Ga Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
West Quarter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah (Branglebar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winnfield 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rhebokskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gholson 8 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woolabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cross City 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Strevell	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Soto	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stamps	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Three Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Summersville 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas River (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashdown 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Rocher 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bud 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Round Spring 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,054 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 635, Heaviest daily snowfall 69, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 20 November 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	635
Heaviest daily snowfall	69
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 20 November 1983 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 1,033.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

928 broken records

Margins by which the 928 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1983

Top 20 records on 20 November 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1983	Corinne, US	monthly snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	16.1 cm (6.3 in)	21 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1983	Macwood, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1983	Karasjok, NO	daily snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1983	Louisville, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	89 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1983	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	69 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1983	Arcadia, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1983	Madowla, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1983	Lake Yellowstone, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1983	Soutwater, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1983	Prentiss, US	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1983	Moosonee Ua, CA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1983	Centerville 5 NE, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1983	Mould Bay A, CA	daily snowfall	5.5 cm (2.2 in)	4.5 cm (1.8 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1983	Panoche 2 W, US	all-time snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1983	Jacksonville NAS, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1983	Sprague, CA	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1983	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1983	Macon Middle Ga Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1983	West Quarter, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1983	Coolabah (Branglebar), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	46 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1983. 1983 had 1,054 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	881
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1