Weather Records on 23 November 2020

422 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 2020. Highest significance: Caribou WFO, US.

Key Facts for 23 November 2020

On 23 November 2020, 422 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
217 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 412 daily.
Caribou WFO set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 23 November 2020.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

422 stations

422 station records on 23 November 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Caribou WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cressy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cheltenham Kingston Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Derrinallum (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dampier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Willaura (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Avalon Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rokewood (Wurrook South)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale (Sandown)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Creswick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Little River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta State AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berwick (Buchanan Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Penshurst (the Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bonbeach (Carrum)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scoresby Research Institute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Union City Filtration Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bangor Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe Co Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Noojee (Slivar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebud (Country Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shakamak Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Theresa 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Broome Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Park (White Swan Reservoi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Simon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa Mauka 994	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zyrjanka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shoreham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenvale Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moorabool Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort (Sheepwash)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warrambine No 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winchelsea (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pohnpei WSO	Federated States of Micronesia	Record low maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taylor Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Theda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ventnor (Oaklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tarrawarra Monastery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moorabbin Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bartlett Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

422 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 166, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 23 November 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 23 November 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 412.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

349 broken records

Margins by which the 349 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 2020

Top 20 records on 23 November 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 2020	Caribou WFO, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 November 2020	Cressy, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 November 2020	Daytona Beach, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2020	Yatchaw (Amaroo), AU	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	113 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2020	Cheltenham Kingston Centre, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	103 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2020	Little River (Mount Rothwell), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2020	Derrinallum (Post Office), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2020	Dampier Downs, AU	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2020	Willaura (Main Street), AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	103 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2020	Lismore (Post Office), AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2020	Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl, AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2020	Ballarat Aerodrome, AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2020	Jindivick, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2020	Avalon Airport, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2020	Rokewood (Wurrook South), AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2020	Springvale (Sandown), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2020	Creswick, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2020	Portland Jetport, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2020	Little River, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2020	Buxton, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	46 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

1821 to 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 2020. 2020 had 422 records.

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

Records on 11-23 in each year
Year	Records
1821	3
1829	2
1831	2
1835	1
1846	1
1851	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	5
1861	1
1864	1
1865	3
1871	1
1872	2
1874	2
1877	1
1880	4
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1888	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	1
1893	1
1896	1
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	3
1901	1
1902	7
1903	4
1904	22
1905	12
1906	21
1907	27
1908	47
1909	35
1910	8
1911	78
1912	22
1913	61
1914	43
1915	27
1916	73
1917	214
1918	31
1919	33
1920	36
1921	28
1922	36
1923	104
1924	261
1925	129
1926	130
1927	364
1928	185
1929	516
1930	147
1931	1,232
1932	201
1933	221
1934	317
1935	252
1936	249
1937	497
1938	494
1939	216
1940	540
1941	526
1942	460
1943	149
1944	212
1945	316
1946	361
1947	739
1948	513
1949	434
1950	1,012
1951	386
1952	385
1953	568
1954	515
1955	600
1956	1,038
1957	561
1958	440
1959	418
1960	195
1961	572
1962	349
1963	652
1964	775
1965	870
1966	721
1967	403
1968	443
1969	237
1970	861
1971	1,124
1972	679
1973	823
1974	495
1975	735
1976	420
1977	964
1978	840
1979	1,276
1980	879
1981	905
1982	1,035
1983	1,739
1984	1,228
1985	1,983
1986	501
1987	568
1988	1,162
1989	1,381
1990	756
1991	1,160
1992	1,462
1993	1,363
1994	900
1995	942
1996	1,284
1997	501
1998	1,394
1999	1,540
2000	731
2001	1,031
2002	1,099
2003	1,837
2004	977
2005	1,047
2006	1,154
2007	990
2008	1,288
2009	874
2010	1,529
2011	1,200
2012	661
2013	978
2014	774
2015	626
2016	642
2017	1,755
2018	692
2019	320
2020	422
2021	336
2022	298
2023	406
2024	622
2025	580

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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 10	285
10 to 20	38
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1