Weather Records on 12 November 2020

1,086 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 November 2020. Highest significance: Morganton, US.

Key Facts for 12 November 2020

On 12 November 2020, 1,086 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
701 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 111 monthly and 975 daily.
Morganton set a daily record precipitation of 103.6 mm (4.1 in) on 12 November 2020.
Across 156 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

1,086 stations

1,086 station records on 12 November 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 November 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	196.1 mm (7.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Appomattox	United States	Record daily precipitation	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Stuart	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Oxford Hydro STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lakeland Linder Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Stevensville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Concord 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sisian	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Science Garden	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Douglas AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Quicksand	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rasht	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsborough Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Natl Arboretum Dc	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sanford 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Abingdon 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Myakka Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lillington	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Seabrook Farms	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elkin	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Altavista	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huddleston 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lincolnton	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,086 records

Records set or tied on 12 November 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 248, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 453, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 243, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 12 November 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	248
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	453
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 12 November 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 111, daily 975.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

909 broken records

Margins by which the 909 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 November 2020

Top 20 records on 12 November 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 November 2020	Morganton, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	95 years	78 of 100 (Major)
12 November 2020	Elizabethton, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
12 November 2020	Lexington, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	116 years	73 of 100 (Major)
12 November 2020	Lewiston, US	monthly rain	196.1 mm (7.7 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	43 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 November 2020	Appomattox, US	monthly rain	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	26 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 November 2020	Stuart, US	monthly rain	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 November 2020	Oxford Hydro STN, US	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 November 2020	Lakeland Linder Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 November 2020	Stevensville 2SW, US	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 November 2020	Rocky Mt, US	monthly rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 November 2020	Saint Leo, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	116 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 November 2020	N Wilkesboro, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	83 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 November 2020	Concord 4 SSW, US	monthly rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 November 2020	Buckeye, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 November 2020	Lenoir, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	83 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 November 2020	Solomons, US	monthly rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 2020	Shelby 2 NW, US	monthly rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 2020	Sisian, AM	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	84.7 mm (3.3 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 2020	Science Garden, PH	daily rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 2020	Charlotte Douglas AP, US	monthly rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	56 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

1802 to 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2020. 2020 had 1,086 records.

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

Records on 11-12 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1804	1
1823	1
1835	3
1848	1
1849	1
1859	1
1862	2
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1881	7
1882	3
1885	1
1886	3
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	2
1894	6
1895	20
1896	1
1897	7
1898	3
1899	1
1901	6
1902	20
1903	7
1904	10
1905	14
1906	15
1907	6
1908	9
1909	30
1910	34
1911	56
1912	21
1913	51
1914	18
1915	20
1916	217
1917	29
1918	16
1919	85
1920	198
1921	141
1922	61
1923	99
1924	355
1925	203
1926	224
1927	193
1928	99
1929	203
1930	191
1931	442
1932	237
1933	267
1934	292
1935	458
1936	418
1937	227
1938	529
1939	171
1940	806
1941	294
1942	173
1943	178
1944	398
1945	500
1946	428
1947	532
1948	156
1949	891
1950	458
1951	489
1952	312
1953	413
1954	393
1955	807
1956	243
1957	282
1958	290
1959	605
1960	629
1961	348
1962	233
1963	273
1964	790
1965	362
1966	517
1967	400
1968	1,185
1969	670
1970	872
1971	566
1972	716
1973	1,029
1974	559
1975	580
1976	1,236
1977	767
1978	1,278
1979	686
1980	860
1981	805
1982	1,338
1983	1,116
1984	738
1985	1,727
1986	1,839
1987	1,480
1988	941
1989	1,385
1990	971
1991	1,150
1992	1,247
1993	1,145
1994	1,025
1995	1,856
1996	1,235
1997	1,334
1998	1,214
1999	1,762
2000	1,796
2001	772
2002	1,057
2003	1,100
2004	847
2005	1,017
2006	827
2007	617
2008	680
2009	1,124
2010	1,229
2011	572
2012	1,008
2013	703
2014	1,192
2015	711
2016	609
2017	446
2018	1,277
2019	2,525
2020	1,086
2021	895
2022	1,516
2023	437
2024	396
2025	734

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 November 2020
Margin	Records
0 to 50	866
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1