Weather Records on 20 November 1990

1,010 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1990. Highest significance: Utah Lake Lehi, US.

Key Facts for 20 November 1990

On 20 November 1990, 1,010 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
624 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 993 daily.
Utah Lake Lehi set a monthly record daily precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 20 November 1990.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

1,010 stations

1,010 station records on 20 November 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mankato	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gorjacij Kljuc	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gorodovikovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alpharetta 4 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aneth Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle FAA AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zoutkamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ezumazijl	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.7 C (108.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nes (Ameland)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bergzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lukachukai	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dulce	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weeping Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clear Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54	United States	Record daily precipitation	246.9 mm (9.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belorecensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Childs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wheaton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,010 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 175, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 449, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 316, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 20 November 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	175
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	449
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	316
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 20 November 1990 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 993.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

850 broken records

Margins by which the 850 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1990

Top 20 records on 20 November 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1990	Utah Lake Lehi, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1990	Trinidad, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1990	Mankato, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1990	Beloit, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1990	Gorjacij Kljuc, RU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1990	Ada, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	90 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1990	Gorodovikovsk, RU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1990	Alpharetta 4 SSW, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	87 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1990	Luverne, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1990	Memphis, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	77 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1990	Kalkfontein, ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	79 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1990	Rico, US	daily high min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	93 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1990	New London, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	90 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1990	Fairmont, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	90 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1990	Aneth Plt, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1990	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	90 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1990	Montrose #2, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1990	Windsor, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1990	Imperial, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1990	Holbrook, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	93 years	38 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1990. 1990 had 1,010 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 1990-11-20: 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 20	830
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1