Weather Records on 20 November 1985

2,379 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1985. Highest significance: Booylgoo Spring, AU.

Key Facts for 20 November 1985

On 20 November 1985, 2,379 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
711 were record highs and 960 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 144 monthly and 2,234 daily.
Booylgoo Spring set a monthly record daily precipitation of 57.2 mm (2.3 in) on 20 November 1985.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 20 November 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Booylgoo Spring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Yorkrakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Dandaraga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	211.2 mm (8.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sarina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.0 mm (7.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wien	Austria	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Balbay	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Weebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Howe	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Longvalley	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valsetz	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Redfield	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chamingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ejutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spicer	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Freewater	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uzgen	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elwha Rs	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Three Lynx	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,379 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 366, Lowest daily maximum 587, Highest daily minimum 345, Lowest daily minimum 373, Heaviest daily rainfall 329, Heaviest daily snowfall 133, Deepest snow cover 246.

Records on 20 November 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	366
Lowest daily maximum	587
Highest daily minimum	345
Lowest daily minimum	373
Heaviest daily rainfall	329
Heaviest daily snowfall	133
Deepest snow cover	246

Records on 20 November 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 144, daily 2,234.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,901 broken records

Margins by which the 1,901 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1985

Top 20 records on 20 November 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1985	Booylgoo Spring, AU	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	73 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1985	Yorkrakine, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1985	Dandaraga, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1985	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	monthly rain	211.2 mm (8.3 in)	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	11 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1985	Saint Paul Is AP, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1985	Sarina Post Office, AU	monthly rain	181.0 mm (7.1 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	69 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1985	Wien, AT	daily snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1985	Balbay, KG	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1985	Weebo, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1985	Pleystowe Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1985	Mexico, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1985	Howe, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1985	Avoca, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1985	Mahackala, RU	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	101 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1985	Longvalley, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1985	Rio Grande City, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1985	Cedar Butte, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1985	Merredin Pump Station No.4, AU	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1985	Melrose, AU	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1985	Neilborough, AU	daily rain	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1985. 1985 had 2,379 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 100	1,849
100 to 200	44
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1