Weather Records on 3 November 2020

1,688 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 2020. Highest significance: Pjalica, RU.

Key Facts for 3 November 2020

On 3 November 2020, 1,688 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,420 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 188 monthly and 1,500 daily.
Pjalica set a monthly record daily precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 3 November 2020.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

1,688 stations

1,688 station records on 3 November 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pjalica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Kojonup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kuranda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Lopatka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marradong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Howick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chamingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Arid National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaru	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tamar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moloaa 1145	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Windrush	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,688 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 1,006, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 414, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 110, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 3 November 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1,006
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	414
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	110
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 3 November 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 188, daily 1,500.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,401 broken records

Margins by which the 1,401 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 2020

Top 20 records on 3 November 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 2020	Pjalica, RU	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	78 of 100 (Major)
3 November 2020	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	110 years	75 of 100 (Major)
3 November 2020	Kojonup, AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 November 2020	Kuranda, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2020	Mys Lopatka, RU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2020	Marradong, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2020	Kalgan River, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2020	Mount Howick, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2020	Skagway, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	103 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2020	Esperance, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2020	Chamingup, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2020	Kristianstad, SE	daily high max	16.8 C (62.2 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	120 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2020	Mondovi, US	monthly high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2020	Hoburg, SE	monthly high max	13.6 C (56.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	89 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2020	Cape Arid National Park, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2020	Tamaru, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2020	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily high max	16.2 C (61.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	120 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2020	Prineville, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	122 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2020	Ferron, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	121 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2020	Youngs Siding, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	67 years	42 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

1821 to 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 2020. 2020 had 1,688 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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Data for records on 2020-11-03: 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	1,384
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1