Weather Records on 20 November 2004

738 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 2004. Highest significance: Kassala, SD.

Key Facts for 20 November 2004

On 20 November 2004, 738 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
369 were record highs and 133 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 707 daily.
Kassala set a daily record precipitation of 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 20 November 2004.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

738 stations

738 station records on 20 November 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kassala	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Noonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kuching	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eresfjord	Norway	Record snow depth	97.0 cm (38.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roslavl	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tula	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Samarkand	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brjansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dzizak	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carapan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miri	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	59.0 cm (23.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karakul	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walden	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kanku	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cotswold Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Loksmyr	Norway	Record snow depth	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Angardsvatnet	Norway	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dzardzan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ocate 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Purisima	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stadlandet	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

738 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 169, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 200, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 80.

Records on 20 November 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	169
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	200
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	80

Records on 20 November 2004 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 31, daily 707.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

577 broken records

Margins by which the 577 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 340.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 2004

Top 20 records on 20 November 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 2004	Kassala, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2004	Wharton, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2004	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	99 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2004	Sitka AP, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2004	Walnut Creek, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2004	Noonbah, AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2004	Kuching, MY	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2004	Eresfjord, NO	monthly snow depth	97.0 cm (38.2 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2004	Hamlin, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2004	Annex Creek, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	82 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2004	Boulder, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2004	Kailua 446, US	monthly low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2004	Roslavl, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2004	Tula, RU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2004	Philippi, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2004	Samarkand, UZ	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2004	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily low max	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	119 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2004	Skara 1, SE	daily low max	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	119 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2004	Buckhannon, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2004	Logan, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	41 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2004. 2004 had 738 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 2004-11-20: 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 50	536
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	3