Weather Records on 20 November 2015

733 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 2015. Highest significance: Pahoa 65, US.

Key Facts for 20 November 2015

On 20 November 2015, 733 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
284 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 683 daily.
Pahoa 65 set an all-time record daily precipitation of 415.3 mm (16.4 in) on 20 November 2015.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

733 stations

733 station records on 20 November 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	415.3 mm (16.4 in)	95 of 100 (Exceptional)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.3 cm (13.9 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Pfullendorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Boos	Germany	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Regensburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rheinstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Augsburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Konstanz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Emmendingen-Mundingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nagold	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Stuttgart/Echterdingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Freiamt-Ottoschwanden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Freystadt-Oberndorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Villingen-Schwenningen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Klippeneck	Germany	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Radolfzell-Markelfingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Renningen-Ihinger Hof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rems-Murr-Kreis Winterbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Memmingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Altomunster-Maisbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Feldkirchen-Westerham-Lenzmuhl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Attenkam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mallersdorf/Niederbayern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sigmaringen-Laiz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pemfling-Pitzling	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Germany	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pinedale	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Troyes-Barberey	France	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Niederstotzingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kreis Biberach Altheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster 4W	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eppingen-Elsenz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oberschleissheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waiahole 837	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Geisingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ohlsbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kr.Rottal-Inn Falkenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart-Schnarrenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trostberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingen/Donau-Fristingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baden-Baden-Geroldsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.9 C (105.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lahr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rosenheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rottweil	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Basel-Mulhouse	France	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

733 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 304, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 20 November 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	304
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 20 November 2015 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 48, daily 683.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

647 broken records

Margins by which the 647 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 2015

Top 20 records on 20 November 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 2015	Pahoa 65, US	all-time rain	415.3 mm (16.4 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	100 years	95 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 November 2015	Spencer 1 N, US	monthly snowfall	35.3 cm (13.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	119 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 November 2015	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	162 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 November 2015	Freiburg, DE	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	123 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 November 2015	Nurnberg, DE	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	127 years	77 of 100 (Major)
20 November 2015	Pfullendorf, DE	monthly rain	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 November 2015	Boos, DE	monthly rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 November 2015	Kempten, DE	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 November 2015	Regensburg, DE	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 November 2015	Rheinstetten, DE	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 November 2015	Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten, DE	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 November 2015	Augsburg, DE	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 November 2015	Konstanz, DE	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 November 2015	Emmendingen-Mundingen, DE	monthly rain	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 November 2015	Nagold, DE	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 November 2015	Stuttgart/Echterdingen, DE	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 November 2015	Freiamt-Ottoschwanden, DE	monthly rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 November 2015	Freystadt-Oberndorf, DE	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 November 2015	Villingen-Schwenningen, DE	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 November 2015	Klippeneck, DE	monthly rain	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2015. 2015 had 733 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	563
25 to 50	48
50 to 75	15
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	8
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	1