Weather Records on 15 November 2020

872 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 November 2020. Highest significance: Chinook, US.

Key Facts for 15 November 2020

On 15 November 2020, 872 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
570 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 851 daily.
Chinook set a daily record snow depth of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 15 November 2020.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

872 stations

872 station records on 15 November 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 November 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
The Poplars	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Chiloquin 12 NW (Fort Klamath)	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dongfang	China	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Billie Creek Divide	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bostetter R.S.	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dikson	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wickiup Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mogen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sevenmile Marsh	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklyn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall R.S.	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Odell Lake-East	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cdu Katherine Rural Campus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Asker	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reinli	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bondurant	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boise 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Old Delamere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sokna II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lulea-Bergnaset	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Marie	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Satus Pass 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McCammon	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Crescent Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Picabo	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fern Ridge-Veneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tenerife/Los Rodeos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lemolo Lake 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montabaur	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gjettum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
De Soto	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

872 records

Records set or tied on 15 November 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 337, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 233, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 242, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 15 November 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	337
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	233
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	242
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 15 November 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 851.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

753 broken records

Margins by which the 753 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 November 2020

Top 20 records on 15 November 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 November 2020	Chinook, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
15 November 2020	The Poplars, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 November 2020	Chiloquin 12 NW (Fort Klamath), US	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2020	Dongfang, CN	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2020	Billie Creek Divide, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2020	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2020	Tuddal, NO	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2020	Bostetter R.S., US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2020	Dikson, RU	monthly high max	10.5 C (50.9 F)	8.6 C (15.5 F)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2020	Wickiup Dam, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2020	Mogen, NO	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2020	Joplin, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2020	Sevenmile Marsh, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2020	Brooklyn Lake, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2020	Kendall R.S., US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2020	Pitea, SE	daily high min	5.3 C (41.5 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	135 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2020	Hill City 1 W, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2020	Odell Lake-East, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2020	Cdu Katherine Rural Campus, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2020	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily high max	38.1 C (100.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	106 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

1794 to 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2020. 2020 had 872 records.

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

Records on 11-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1805	3
1823	1
1824	1
1835	2
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1867	3
1869	1
1876	4
1877	3
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	4
1883	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	4
1890	3
1891	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	3
1896	1
1897	6
1898	1
1899	2
1900	7
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	3
1905	22
1906	11
1907	9
1908	28
1909	22
1910	14
1911	35
1912	42
1913	18
1914	44
1915	33
1916	127
1917	369
1918	46
1919	74
1920	184
1921	56
1922	30
1923	67
1924	57
1925	154
1926	383
1927	469
1928	375
1929	279
1930	635
1931	626
1932	482
1933	714
1934	388
1935	175
1936	304
1937	239
1938	221
1939	374
1940	1,180
1941	569
1942	375
1943	278
1944	220
1945	195
1946	386
1947	637
1948	536
1949	244
1950	649
1951	486
1952	481
1953	855
1954	307
1955	1,850
1956	645
1957	448
1958	893
1959	861
1960	574
1961	679
1962	423
1963	482
1964	893
1965	633
1966	519
1967	607
1968	615
1969	1,184
1970	634
1971	657
1972	603
1973	693
1974	392
1975	478
1976	780
1977	412
1978	906
1979	623
1980	562
1981	591
1982	568
1983	1,083
1984	362
1985	1,299
1986	872
1987	759
1988	830
1989	1,113
1990	868
1991	684
1992	675
1993	1,962
1994	960
1995	1,717
1996	1,139
1997	1,951
1998	735
1999	1,049
2000	1,345
2001	1,560
2002	684
2003	567
2004	858
2005	1,132
2006	1,114
2007	647
2008	789
2009	830
2010	1,270
2011	705
2012	302
2013	403
2014	1,651
2015	672
2016	918
2017	437
2018	1,319
2019	507
2020	872
2021	816
2022	848
2023	504
2024	473
2025	1,236

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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).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	731
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1