Weather Records on 17 November 2020

832 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 2020. Highest significance: Huimin, CN.

Key Facts for 17 November 2020

On 17 November 2020, 832 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
701 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 820 daily.
Huimin set a monthly record daily precipitation of 39.9 mm (1.6 in) on 17 November 2020.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

832 stations

832 station records on 17 November 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huimin	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Yanzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Weifang	China	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elista	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Minami Tori Shima Ma	Japan	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vardoe	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Connaught	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Landsort	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jinan	China	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zhengzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marina di Ginosa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Strathgordon Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fokstua	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Margaret Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Qumarleb	China	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ljusnedal	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Smoky Valley - Carvers	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Da-Qaidam	China	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madoi	China	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chongqing	China	Record high maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Iizuka	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sukumo	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cimbaj	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lenghu	China	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vaasa Vaasan Lentoasema	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uwajima	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vardo	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rye Patch Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haliut	China	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Darlag	China	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Skei I Jolster	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sortland-Kleiva	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad Flygflottilj	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ak-Bajtal	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yanzhou	China	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haeju	Korea, North	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bardufoss	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

832 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 362, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 339, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 86, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 17 November 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	362
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	339
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 17 November 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 820.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

718 broken records

Margins by which the 718 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 2020

Top 20 records on 17 November 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 2020	Huimin, CN	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 November 2020	Yanzhou, CN	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2020	Weifang, CN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2020	Chinook, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2020	Elista, RU	monthly rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2020	Minami Tori Shima Ma, JP	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2020	Vardoe, NO	daily high min	4.5 C (40.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2020	Stockholm, SE	daily high min	8.4 C (47.1 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	124 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2020	Tooele, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	123 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2020	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily high min	4.0 C (39.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	120 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2020	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	125 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2020	Connaught, IE	daily high min	11.2 C (52.2 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	89 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2020	Landsort, SE	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2020	Lahontan Dam, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2020	Deseret, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	116 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2020	Falun, SE	daily high min	6.9 C (44.4 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2020	Olands Norra Udde, SE	daily high min	8.4 C (47.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2020	Springerville, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	95 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2020	Jinan, CN	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2020	Zhengzhou, CN	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	67 years	38 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2020. 2020 had 832 records.

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

Records on 11-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1805	1
1816	1
1828	1
1835	1
1840	2
1841	1
1845	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	3
1876	3
1880	3
1881	1
1882	4
1883	2
1885	3
1887	6
1888	5
1889	1
1890	2
1893	4
1894	3
1895	8
1896	4
1897	7
1898	2
1899	7
1900	8
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	13
1906	14
1907	9
1908	15
1909	18
1910	6
1911	42
1912	58
1913	20
1914	121
1915	15
1916	79
1917	46
1918	81
1919	106
1920	193
1921	43
1922	22
1923	129
1924	178
1925	79
1926	214
1927	477
1928	547
1929	224
1930	407
1931	966
1932	462
1933	569
1934	384
1935	172
1936	279
1937	410
1938	245
1939	372
1940	203
1941	647
1942	362
1943	475
1944	339
1945	345
1946	427
1947	352
1948	424
1949	346
1950	521
1951	681
1952	1,076
1953	715
1954	304
1955	1,596
1956	262
1957	593
1958	1,811
1959	1,710
1960	236
1961	795
1962	317
1963	552
1964	639
1965	697
1966	408
1967	567
1968	368
1969	421
1970	426
1971	630
1972	505
1973	294
1974	485
1975	512
1976	904
1977	538
1978	970
1979	479
1980	1,575
1981	945
1982	497
1983	1,132
1984	413
1985	906
1986	860
1987	1,008
1988	805
1989	1,098
1990	980
1991	745
1992	570
1993	1,120
1994	1,016
1995	1,535
1996	1,583
1997	1,596
1998	638
1999	1,018
2000	1,255
2001	1,252
2002	1,083
2003	607
2004	745
2005	894
2006	1,389
2007	699
2008	901
2009	986
2010	880
2011	782
2012	392
2013	724
2014	2,110
2015	1,333
2016	1,064
2017	751
2018	744
2019	611
2020	832
2021	294
2022	959
2023	558
2024	522
2025	693

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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 20	709
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1