Weather Records on 20 November 1980

745 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1980. Highest significance: Glenora, ZA.

Key Facts for 20 November 1980

On 20 November 1980, 745 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 189 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 734 daily.
Glenora set a daily record precipitation of 95.0 mm (3.7 in) on 20 November 1980.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

745 stations

745 station records on 20 November 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glenora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brekke I Sogn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boverdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buntzen Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	130.4 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Metchosin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alouette Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Cuchillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta State AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver City Hall	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaqua 4 N Dam	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coquitlam Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	108.3 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Piracaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Schelm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Piracaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Harbour CS	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salinillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moe Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burgettstown 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Susquehanna	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	103.0 cm (40.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Witklip (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mamakuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belfast	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

745 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 133, Heaviest daily rainfall 257, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 156.

Records on 20 November 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	133
Heaviest daily rainfall	257
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	156

Records on 20 November 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 734.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

609 broken records

Margins by which the 609 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1980

Top 20 records on 20 November 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1980	Glenora, ZA	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1980	Anahuac, MX	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1980	Brekke I Sogn, NO	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1980	Boverdal, NO	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1980	Buntzen Lake, CA	daily rain	130.4 mm (5.1 in)	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1980	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1980	Metchosin, CA	monthly rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1980	Saanichton Cda, CA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1980	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1980	Red Hill, AU	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1980	Hafslo, NO	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1980	Alouette Lake, CA	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1980	Montrose, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1980	El Cuchillo, MX	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1980	Sand I Ryfylke II, NO	daily rain	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1980	Augusta State AP, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1980	Shawnigan Lake, CA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1980	Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1980	Vancouver City Hall, CA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1980	Tamaqua 4 N Dam, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	41 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1980. 1980 had 745 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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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 25	471
25 to 50	61
50 to 75	32
75 to 100	17
100 to 125	9
125 to 150	8
150 to 175	7
175 to 200	4