Weather Records on 20 November 1989

986 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1989. Highest significance: Gargett Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 20 November 1989

On 20 November 1989, 986 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
676 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 963 daily.
Gargett Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 111.0 mm (4.4 in) on 20 November 1989.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

986 stations

986 station records on 20 November 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tierawoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.0 mm (7.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Navojoa (Ffcc)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Icem (Usina Marimbondo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.5 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Miara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.6 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kalapa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dalrymple Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carmila Beach Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.6 mm (6.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Batatais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ituverava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pedregulho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Childs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Euleilah Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wandoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Selby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pitangueiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pellston Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jeriquara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Simon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

986 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 462, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 214, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 164, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 20 November 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	462
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	214
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 20 November 1989 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 963.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

784 broken records

Margins by which the 784 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1989

Top 20 records on 20 November 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1989	Gargett Post Office, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1989	Tierawoomba, AU	monthly rain	181.0 mm (7.1 in)	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	12 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1989	Navojoa (Ffcc), MX	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1989	Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AU	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1989	Icem (Usina Marimbondo), BR	daily rain	119.5 mm (4.7 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1989	Moonmera, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1989	Langmorn, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	82 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1989	Miara, AU	daily rain	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1989	Laura Post Office, AU	monthly rain	123.6 mm (4.9 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	81 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1989	Kalapa, AU	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1989	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1989	Dalrymple Heights, AU	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1989	Carmila Beach Road, AU	daily rain	156.6 mm (6.2 in)	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1989	Batatais, BR	daily rain	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1989	Ituverava, BR	daily rain	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1989	Lyons Falls, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1989	Walden, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	91 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1989	Pedregulho, BR	daily rain	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1989	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1989	Altastenberg, DE	daily high min	5.7 C (42.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	99 years	40 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1989. 1989 had 986 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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Data for records on 1989-11-20: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 25	732
25 to 50	27
50 to 75	12
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1