Weather Records on 20 November 1995

1,237 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1995. Highest significance: Cortland, US.

Key Facts for 20 November 1995

On 20 November 1995, 1,237 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
434 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 1,184 daily.
Cortland set a daily record snow depth of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 20 November 1995.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,237 stations

1,237 station records on 20 November 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cortland	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Hamelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Clare Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.3 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Haskinville	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Clintonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tullochard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lumeah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Melva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Philipsburg 8 E	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fordsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Copeton (Carinya)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kota Kinabalu Intl	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Save	Sweden	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (Adair)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Helenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Whitesville 1N	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mooga Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Garah (Ulinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Todmorden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greenmount Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chillingham (Limpinwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Miandetta (Tyrone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Luckhoff (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lowther Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yekimtsevo (Kologriv)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
West Haldon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chuxiong	China	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lekkervlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrowah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Clyde St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Wallaroo Stat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lillydale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
S Mtn	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenrae	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Silacayoapam (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,237 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 305, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 129, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 564, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 122.

Records on 20 November 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	305
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	129
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	564
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	122

Records on 20 November 1995 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 53, daily 1,184.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,030 broken records

Margins by which the 1,030 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1995

Top 20 records on 20 November 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1995	Cortland, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	93 years	77 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1995	Hamelfontein, ZA	daily rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1995	Helidon Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	103 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1995	Toowoomba, AU	monthly rain	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	103 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1995	Spring Bluff Railway STN, AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1995	Clare Hills, AU	monthly rain	105.3 mm (4.1 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1995	Haskinville, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1995	Clintonvale, AU	monthly rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1995	Tullochard, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1995	Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals), AU	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	94 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1995	Lumeah, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1995	Melva, AU	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	69 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1995	Girilambone (Booroomugga), AU	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1995	Peak Hill (Bruie Plains), AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	98 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1995	Philipsburg 8 E, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1995	Beaudesert Cryna, AU	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1995	Fordsdale, AU	monthly rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1995	Canning Downs, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1995	Laguna, AU	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1995	Copeton (Carinya), AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	54 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1995. 1995 had 1,237 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	954
50 to 100	41
100 to 150	19
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	3
350 to 400	1