Weather Records on 23 November 1989

1,381 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 1989. Highest significance: New Bedford Coop, US.

Key Facts for 23 November 1989

On 23 November 1989, 1,381 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
130 were record highs and 444 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 111 monthly and 1,270 daily.
New Bedford Coop set a monthly record daily snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 23 November 1989.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

1,381 stations

1,381 station records on 23 November 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Danbulla Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Taunton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Muloorina Station (Muloorina H	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	262.0 mm (10.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Green Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	261.0 mm (10.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Forest Home Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Whyanbeel Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Riverhead Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dimbulah Brickley St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.6 mm (7.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dobbs Ferry-Ardsley	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clohesy River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstown Pittsgrov 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
South Weymouth NAS	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	278.0 mm (10.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	217.8 mm (8.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Guaratingueta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eveleigh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	246.0 mm (9.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.0 mm (7.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morris Plains 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenshoe Kuradilla Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Silkwood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boston	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lovanger	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boyds 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,381 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 294, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 150, Heaviest daily rainfall 281, Heaviest daily snowfall 278, Deepest snow cover 248.

Records on 23 November 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	294
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	150
Heaviest daily rainfall	281
Heaviest daily snowfall	278
Deepest snow cover	248

Records on 23 November 1989 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 111, daily 1,270.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,156 broken records

Margins by which the 1,156 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 241.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 1989

Top 20 records on 23 November 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1989	New Bedford Coop, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	91 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 November 1989	Danbulla Forestry, AU	monthly rain	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	73 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1989	Taunton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	83 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1989	Muloorina Station (Muloorina H, AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	104 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1989	Hambledon Mill Csr, AU	monthly rain	262.0 mm (10.3 in)	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	39 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1989	Green Island, AU	monthly rain	261.0 mm (10.3 in)	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1989	Racine Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	74 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1989	Georgetown Post Office, AU	monthly rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1989	Haverhill, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	89 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1989	Forest Home Station, AU	monthly rain	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	18 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1989	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	91 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1989	Indian Mills 2 W, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1989	Whyanbeel Valley, AU	monthly rain	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	25 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1989	Riverhead Rsch Farm, US	monthly snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1989	Dimbulah Brickley St, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1989	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	91 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1989	Racine Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	74 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1989	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	monthly rain	188.6 mm (7.4 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	83 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1989	Dobbs Ferry-Ardsley, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1989	Goshen, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	92 years	56 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1989. 1989 had 1,381 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 November 1989
Margin	Records
0 to 50	856
50 to 100	188
100 to 150	93
150 to 200	15
200 to 250	4