Weather Records on 20 November 1992

1,416 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1992. Highest significance: Gingin, AU.

Key Facts for 20 November 1992

On 20 November 1992, 1,416 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
176 were record highs and 198 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,378 daily.
Gingin set a daily record precipitation of 34.8 mm (1.4 in) on 20 November 1992.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

1,416 stations

1,416 station records on 20 November 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gingin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Louth (Belah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	195.8 mm (7.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Arundel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Muchea Tree Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Whorouly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Woogenellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tambellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Benalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Milyunup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mundaring Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Belton Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gonzales 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marbling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rajkot	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Otaru	Japan	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yokohama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Muddy Gap	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke (Yanda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Box Hill Aged Mens Retreat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dartmouth Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Black Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bourges	France	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Asahikawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Suttsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pelican Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carboor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,416 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 945, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 20 November 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	945
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 20 November 1992 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 37, daily 1,378.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,278 broken records

Margins by which the 1,278 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 410.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1992

Top 20 records on 20 November 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1992	Gingin, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1992	Louth (Belah), AU	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1992	Iowa City, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	93 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1992	Chiltern (Post Office), AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1992	Lumber City, US	monthly rain	195.8 mm (7.7 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	15 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1992	Arundel, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1992	Fergus Falls, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1992	Muchea Tree Farm, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1992	American Falls 6 NE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1992	Whorouly, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1992	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1992	Pardelup, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1992	Woogenellup, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1992	Tambellup, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1992	Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1992	Columbus Junction, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1992	Campbell, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1992	Benalla, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1992	Milyunup, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1992	Wamsutter, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	79 years	56 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 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1992. 1992 had 1,416 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 1992-11-20: 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 100	1,268
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1