Weather Records on 20 November 1999

493 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1999. Highest significance: Bimerah, AU.

Key Facts for 20 November 1999

On 20 November 1999, 493 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 131 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 473 daily.
Bimerah set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 20 November 1999.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

493 stations

493 station records on 20 November 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Floraville Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Leopoldo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lennestadt-Theten	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Isa Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mallapunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wrotham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kajabbi Kalkadoon Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Melilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frammersbach	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Schopfheim-Eichen	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jayuya	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Isa Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Ryde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.7 C (0.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Fernando	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Melstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rottweil	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carmo Do Paranaiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	148.5 mm (5.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Barbacena	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coolullah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stiege	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blankenrath	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tiros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burgwald-Bottendorf	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna del Fresno	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sinclairville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Constantine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clonagh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dunrobin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bastia	France	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Modautal-Neunkirchen	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Juanillo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sorocinsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hulett	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rosella Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Campo Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eslohe	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Serdan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Soria	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

493 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 122, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 84.

Records on 20 November 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	122
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	84

Records on 20 November 1999 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 473.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

386 broken records

Margins by which the 386 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 1999

Top 20 records on 20 November 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1999	Bimerah, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1999	Floraville Downs Station, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1999	Muttaburra, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1999	Pedro Leopoldo, BR	daily rain	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1999	Lennestadt-Theten, DE	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1999	Mount Isa Aero, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1999	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1999	Mallapunyah, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1999	Belmont, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1999	Orono, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	85 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1999	Colville, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1999	Wrotham Park, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1999	Kajabbi Kalkadoon Hotel, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1999	Melilla, ES	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1999	Frammersbach, DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1999	Landsborough Downs, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	81 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1999	Schopfheim-Eichen, DE	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1999	Jayuya, PR	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1999	Mount Isa Mine, AU	monthly rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1999	Mount Ryde, AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	81 years	36 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1999. 1999 had 493 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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Data for records on 1999-11-20: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	314
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1