Weather Records on 23 November 1963

652 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 1963. Highest significance: Baandee North, AU.

Key Facts for 23 November 1963

On 23 November 1963, 652 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
243 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 642 daily.
Baandee North set a daily record precipitation of 29.7 mm (1.2 in) on 23 November 1963.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

652 stations

652 station records on 23 November 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Baandee North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kuujjuarapik A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yarima	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-New Cemetry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Devon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marinette	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Broderup	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barletta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ibicua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scottville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Muscoda	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kuujjuarapik A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mallow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-24.5 C (-12.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ontonagon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Volta Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stoughton Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

652 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 139, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 309, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 23 November 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	139
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	309
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 23 November 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 642.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

566 broken records

Margins by which the 566 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 1963

Top 20 records on 23 November 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1963	Baandee North, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1963	Kuujjuarapik A, CA	monthly snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	21 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1963	Dodgeville Wwtp, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1963	Yarima, ZA	monthly rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1963	Pretoria-New Cemetry, ZA	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1963	Richfield, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1963	Devon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1963	Wapello, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1963	Manistique Wwtp, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1963	Vinton, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1963	Antigo, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1963	Marinette, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1963	Ketchikan AP, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1963	Broderup, DK	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1963	Barletta, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1963	Ibicua, BR	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1963	Gaddede, SE	daily snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1963	Scottville 1 NE, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1963	W Branch 3SE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1963	Bliss 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	38 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1963. 1963 had 652 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 50	549
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1