Weather Records on 20 November 1991

798 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1991. Highest significance: Carbondale Sewage Plt, US.

Key Facts for 20 November 1991

On 20 November 1991, 798 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
434 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 770 daily.
Carbondale Sewage Plt set a monthly record daily precipitation of 135.9 mm (5.4 in) on 20 November 1991.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

798 stations

798 station records on 20 November 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Marion 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Benton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Karak	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bernie	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian Key Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wappapello Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newton 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Indianapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haleyville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elwha Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Isla Aguada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quitupan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pao de Acucar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Twr 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milford Gm Proving Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Austral Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morrilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zalma 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Advance 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Teocaltiche (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Corry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

798 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 192, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 242, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 271, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 20 November 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	192
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	242
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	271
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 20 November 1991 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 27, daily 770.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

648 broken records

Margins by which the 648 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1991

Top 20 records on 20 November 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1991	Carbondale Sewage Plt, US	monthly rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1991	Marion 4 NNE, US	monthly rain	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	7 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1991	Marble Hill, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1991	Watseka Public Works, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1991	Black Rock, US	monthly rain	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	3 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1991	Benton 2 N, US	monthly rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1991	Karak, KZ	monthly rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1991	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	113 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1991	1 N McLeansboro, US	monthly rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1991	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1991	W Lafayette 6 NW, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1991	Hernando, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1991	Corning, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1991	Clarksdale, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	97 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1991	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	26.0 C (78.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1991	Delphi 2 N, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1991	Marianna 2 S, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1991	Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1991	Bernie, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1991	Defiance, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	90 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1991. 1991 had 798 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 20	590
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1