Weather Records on 23 November 1951

386 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 1951. Highest significance: Lima, US.

Key Facts for 23 November 1951

On 23 November 1951, 386 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 132 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 380 daily.
Lima set a daily record snow depth of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 23 November 1951.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

386 stations

386 station records on 23 November 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shikarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thirthahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Khandala	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jaswantpura	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.7 C (105.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Modoc Orchard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rumsey Lock 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ottoshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saunur(Savnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cranganore	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 12 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Truxton Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pedras de Abelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

386 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 23 November 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 23 November 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 380.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

317 broken records

Margins by which the 317 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 1951

Top 20 records on 23 November 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1951	Lima, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1951	Kingman, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1951	Cairo 3N, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1951	Napoopoo 28, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1951	Shikarpur, IN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1951	Columbus, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1951	Albion, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1951	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	70 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1951	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1951	Thirthahalli, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1951	Ashland, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	54 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1951	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1951	Fayetteville, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1951	Greensburg, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1951	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	64 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1951	Newport, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	50 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1951	Cambridge City 3 N, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1951	Beaver Dam, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1951	Jackson, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	55 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1951	Emerson, CA	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	57 years	26 of 100 (Routine)

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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1951. 1951 had 386 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	293
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1