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On This Day In Weather History - November 20
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1973	Kansas City was drenched with 2.03 inches of rain, mainly between midnight and noon. It accounted for nearly all of the rainfall for that month. November 20th is the last day of the cool season that has not had at least one snowfall of an inch or more.
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1944	"Darkness at Noon." After a decade of drought, dust storms frequented Australia. On this day a thick dust blanketed Mildura for eight hours, and the railway lines to Balranald and Moulamein were blocked by sand.
1979	A blizzard struck Cheyenne, WY producing a record 19.8 inches of snow in 24 hours, and a record total of 25.6 inches in 40 hours. Strong winds created huge drifts stopping all transportation.

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