Weather Records on 20 November 2009

1,184 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 2009. Highest significance: Austwell, US.

Key Facts for 20 November 2009

On 20 November 2009, 1,184 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
860 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 1,129 daily.
Austwell set a daily record precipitation of 53.6 mm (2.1 in) on 20 November 2009.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,184 stations

1,184 station records on 20 November 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Austwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Rockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	255.3 mm (10.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cotulla la Salle Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stockdale 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Durban Intl	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kasane	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Langtry	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Welder Wildlife Foundation	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Siam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mathis 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.0 C (114.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.5 C (106.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Aero	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.7 C (114.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montague Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richardson	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yangjiang	China	Record low maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Chimalapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Negro - Corozal	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ferris	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hye	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nix Store 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Isidro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arroyo Frio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waco Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sanya	China	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mud Mtn Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,184 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 474, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 386, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 20 November 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	474
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	386
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 20 November 2009 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 54, daily 1,129.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,052 broken records

Margins by which the 1,052 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 2009

Top 20 records on 20 November 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 2009	Austwell, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	91 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 November 2009	Rockport, US	all-time rain	255.3 mm (10.1 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 November 2009	Cotulla la Salle Co AP, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 November 2009	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	109 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2009	Nixon, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2009	Corpus Christi, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	58 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2009	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2009	Stockdale 6N, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2009	Llano, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	107 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2009	Durban Intl, ZA	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2009	Kasane, BW	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2009	Langtry, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2009	Welder Wildlife Foundation, US	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2009	Corpus Christi NAS, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2009	Siam, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2009	Pilot Rock 1 SE, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	99 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2009	Mathis 4 SSW, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2009	Kristianstad, SE	daily high max	13.0 C (55.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	111 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2009	Cuero, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2009	Goliad, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	44 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2009. 2009 had 1,184 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 2009-11-20: 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	1,014
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1