Weather Records on 20 November 2002

900 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 2002. Highest significance: Ketchikan AP, US.

Key Facts for 20 November 2002

On 20 November 2002, 900 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
510 were record highs and 223 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 881 daily.
Ketchikan AP set a daily record precipitation of 106.9 mm (4.2 in) on 20 November 2002.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

900 stations

900 station records on 20 November 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
St. Brandon (St. Ra	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ockelbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Winnininnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Obregon	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dyce	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Braemar	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pt Mugu Nf	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
N Is NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Rosarito	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palm Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tarandacuao	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lemmon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prosser	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pabellon Campo Experimental	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Rodeo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

900 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 270, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 240, Lowest daily minimum 167, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 20 November 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	270
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	240
Lowest daily minimum	167
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 20 November 2002 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 881.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

688 broken records

Margins by which the 688 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 2002

Top 20 records on 20 November 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 2002	Ketchikan AP, US	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	83 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2002	Elsinore, US	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2002	St. Brandon (St. Ra, MU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2002	Ockelbo, SE	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2002	Santa Paula, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2002	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2002	Paisley, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2002	Republic, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	93 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2002	Spearfish, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2002	Odessa, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2002	Chula Vista, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	73 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2002	Aurora, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2002	Blaine, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	93 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2002	Port Townsend, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2002	Yunta (Winnininnie), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2002	Villa Obregon, MX	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2002	Castle Hot Springs, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2002	Big Creek Ph 1, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	87 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2002	Lake Spaulding, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2002	Beach, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2002. 2002 had 900 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 2002-11-20: 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 2026-10-15 (15 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 10	650
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1