Snow event in United States, 23 to 29 November 2023

Name: Snow event in United States, 23 to 29 November 2023
Start: 2023-11-23
End: 2023-11-29
Location: United States

Snow event in United States, 23 to 29 November 2023: 303 records at 182 stations, peak on 26 November 2023. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Snow event in United States, 23 to 29 November 2023 set or tied 303 station records at 182 stations.
It ran from 23 November 2023 to 29 November 2023 (7 days) and its peak day was 26 November 2023.
Status: closed.
Mt Hope set a monthly record daily snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 26 November 2023.
The busiest day was 26 November 2023 with 106 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 124 years.

Footprint

23 to 29 November 2023

The area covered by Snow event in United States, 23 to 29 November 2023 is outlined, with 15 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Snow event in United States, 23 to 29 November 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Mt Hope	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2023-11-26
Kingman	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	2023-11-26
Riverton	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	2023-11-24
Sterling	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2023-11-26
Osage City	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2023-11-26
Goessel 2 NW	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2023-11-26
Kaycee	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2023-11-23
Marion Rsvr	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	2023-11-26
Arthur	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2023-11-25
Orienta 1SSW	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	2023-11-26
Hillsboro	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2023-11-28
Oshkosh 8 SW	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2023-11-24
Alpine	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	2023-11-24
Frankfort 2NE	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	2023-11-26
Cedar Rapids #1	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	2023-11-26

Records per Day

Peak day 106

Records set or tied each day from 23 November 2023 to 29 November 2023. The most in one day was 106 on 26 November 2023.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Snow event in United States, 23 to 29 November 2023 ranked by margin
Riverton, 11-25	30.5 cm (12.0 in)
Arthur, 11-25	15.3 cm (6.0 in)
Orienta 1SSW, 11-26	14.0 cm (5.5 in)
Mt Hope, 11-26	12.7 cm (5.0 in)
Riverton, 11-24	12.7 cm (5.0 in)
Hillsboro, 11-28	12.7 cm (5.0 in)
Oshkosh 8 SW, 11-24	12.7 cm (5.0 in)
Kingman, 11-26	12.2 cm (4.8 in)
Riverton, 11-24	12.2 cm (4.8 in)
Goessel 2 NW, 11-26	10.2 cm (4.0 in)
Marion Rsvr, 11-26	10.2 cm (4.0 in)
Kaycee, 11-23	8.4 cm (3.3 in)
Sterling, 11-26	7.6 cm (3.0 in)
Mt Hope, 11-26	7.6 cm (3.0 in)
Sterling, 11-27	7.6 cm (3.0 in)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

303 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Snow event in United States, 23 to 29 November 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
127	70
122	72
127	103
122	44
76	70
51	117
76	70
102	51
84	114
102	48
153	48
305	20
76	64
127	74
140	66
50	112
55	96
127	68
66	104
43	102
153	46
50	72
51	104
89	44
76	70
38	71
26	92
51	121
51	48
26	104
89	51
25	71
25	72
25	110
51	69
102	70
203	8
25	112
106	48
26	104
25	104
102	30
51	35
76	80
53	35
26	70
21	70
33	92
89	48
76	48
51	70
102	32
26	70
51	70
63	70
152	9
101	28
25	88
25	92
127	74
127	74
71	88
26	92
25	124
178	8
209	30
8	114
25	93
51	70
76	48
127	40
77	48
86	44
106	32
61	72
25	51
102	74
36	48
127	30
38	70
102	48
5	72
38	84
51	72
28	76
76	70
76	72
229	5
25	70
38	78
28	78
7	88
25	70
51	52
51	74
4	92
94	29
26	70
77	48
51	48
5	51
102	66
76	48
26	64
26	48
51	48
51	74
51	74
51	74
68	42
76	20
25	74
26	74
102	35
25	74
25	74
39	35
51	72
76	39
51	34
155	30
26	70
124	30
26	35
10	48
51	48
25	39
55	30
26	48
25	74
13	64
76	30
101	32
77	29
48	30
5	48
28	60
25	74
72	48
64	45
13	64
51	52
26	50
51	48
5	74
51	36
43	48
12	64
50	28
3	74
51	48
25	48
26	35
51	44
229	16
26	49
51	36
26	32
25	64
38	48
25	48
104	30
13	21
102	45
38	48
51	32
26	48
13	61
25	44
51	36
13	46
51	42
25	62
25	56
63	20
8	65
26	48
51	6
50	36
5	48
26	48
101	4
25	30
50	9
25	42
76	9
51	34
18	48
38	21
76	8
5	46
38	20
25	36
3	57
76	45
26	34
5	48
13	38
8	19
51	4

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Snow event in United States, 23 to 29 November 2023 compared with similar events
Snow event in United States, 3 to 27 January 2024	2,190 records
Snow event in United States, 24 November to 22 December 2025	1,539 records
Snow event in United States, 9 to 29 April 2022	1,475 records
Snow event in United States, 27 September to 17 October 2018	1,247 records
Snow event in United States, 26 September to 23 October 2019	1,194 records
Snow event in United States, 23 to 29 November 2023 (this event)	303 records

Every Record Set

20 of 303

Every record set or tied during Snow event in United States, 23 to 29 November 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-11-23	Kaycee	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	114	60 of 100 (Major)
2023-11-24	Riverton	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	103	71 of 100 (Major)
2023-11-24	Riverton	Record daily snowfall	55.4 cm (21.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	44	69 of 100 (Major)
2023-11-24	Oshkosh 8 SW	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68	52 of 100 (Notable)
2023-11-24	Alpine	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	104	52 of 100 (Notable)
2023-11-25	Arthur	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	48	56 of 100 (Notable)
2023-11-25	Riverton	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20	56 of 100 (Notable)
2023-11-26	Mt Hope	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	70	79 of 100 (Major)
2023-11-26	Kingman	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	72	72 of 100 (Major)
2023-11-26	Sterling	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	70	67 of 100 (Major)
2023-11-26	Osage City	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	117	64 of 100 (Major)
2023-11-26	Mt Hope	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	70	63 of 100 (Major)
2023-11-26	Goessel 2 NW	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51	61 of 100 (Major)
2023-11-26	Marion Rsvr	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48	59 of 100 (Notable)
2023-11-26	Orienta 1SSW	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	66	54 of 100 (Notable)
2023-11-26	Frankfort 2NE	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	5.5 cm (2.2 in)	96	52 of 100 (Notable)
2023-11-26	Cedar Rapids #1	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	102	51 of 100 (Notable)
2023-11-27	Sterling	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64	55 of 100 (Notable)
2023-11-27	Osage City	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	112	53 of 100 (Notable)
2023-11-28	Hillsboro	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	74	54 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 303 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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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)) Data as of 2026-10-17. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
127	70
122	72
127	103
122	44
76	70
51	117
76	70
102	51
84	114
102	48
153	48
305	20
76	64
127	74
140	66
50	112
55	96
127	68
66	104
43	102
153	46
50	72
51	104
89	44
76	70
38	71
26	92
51	121
51	48
26	104
89	51
25	71
25	72
25	110
51	69
102	70
203	8
25	112
106	48
26	104
25	104
102	30
51	35
76	80
53	35
26	70
21	70
33	92
89	48
76	48
51	70
102	32
26	70
51	70
63	70
152	9
101	28
25	88
25	92
127	74
127	74
71	88
26	92
25	124
178	8
209	30
8	114
25	93
51	70
76	48
127	40
77	48
86	44
106	32
61	72
25	51
102	74
36	48
127	30
38	70
102	48
5	72
38	84
51	72
28	76
76	70
76	72
229	5
25	70
38	78
28	78
7	88
25	70
51	52
51	74
4	92
94	29
26	70
77	48
51	48
5	51
102	66
76	48
26	64
26	48
51	48
51	74
51	74
51	74
68	42
76	20
25	74
26	74
102	35
25	74
25	74
39	35
51	72
76	39
51	34
155	30
26	70
124	30
26	35
10	48
51	48
25	39
55	30
26	48
25	74
13	64
76	30
101	32
77	29
48	30
5	48
28	60
25	74
72	48
64	45
13	64
51	52
26	50
51	48
5	74
51	36
43	48
12	64
50	28
3	74
51	48
25	48
26	35
51	44
229	16
26	49
51	36
26	32
25	64
38	48
25	48
104	30
13	21
102	45
38	48
51	32
26	48
13	61
25	44
51	36
13	46
51	42
25	62
25	56
63	20
8	65
26	48
51	6
50	36
5	48
26	48
101	4
25	30
50	9
25	42
76	9
51	34
18	48
38	21
76	8
5	46
38	20
25	36
3	57
76	45
26	34
5	48
13	38
8	19
51	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
127	70
122	72
127	103
122	44
76	70
51	117
76	70
102	51
84	114
102	48
153	48
305	20
76	64
127	74
140	66
50	112
55	96
127	68
66	104
43	102
153	46
50	72
51	104
89	44
76	70
38	71
26	92
51	121
51	48
26	104
89	51
25	71
25	72
25	110
51	69
102	70
203	8
25	112
106	48
26	104
25	104
102	30
51	35
76	80
53	35
26	70
21	70
33	92
89	48
76	48
51	70
102	32
26	70
51	70
63	70
152	9
101	28
25	88
25	92
127	74
127	74
71	88
26	92
25	124
178	8
209	30
8	114
25	93
51	70
76	48
127	40
77	48
86	44
106	32
61	72
25	51
102	74
36	48
127	30
38	70
102	48
5	72
38	84
51	72
28	76
76	70
76	72
229	5
25	70
38	78
28	78
7	88
25	70
51	52
51	74
4	92
94	29
26	70
77	48
51	48
5	51
102	66
76	48
26	64
26	48
51	48
51	74
51	74
51	74
68	42
76	20
25	74
26	74
102	35
25	74
25	74
39	35
51	72
76	39
51	34
155	30
26	70
124	30
26	35
10	48
51	48
25	39
55	30
26	48
25	74
13	64
76	30
101	32
77	29
48	30
5	48
28	60
25	74
72	48
64	45
13	64
51	52
26	50
51	48
5	74
51	36
43	48
12	64
50	28
3	74
51	48
25	48
26	35
51	44
229	16
26	49
51	36
26	32
25	64
38	48
25	48
104	30
13	21
102	45
38	48
51	32
26	48
13	61
25	44
51	36
13	46
51	42
25	62
25	56
63	20
8	65
26	48
51	6
50	36
5	48
26	48
101	4
25	30
50	9
25	42
76	9
51	34
18	48
38	21
76	8
5	46
38	20
25	36
3	57
76	45
26	34
5	48
13	38
8	19
51	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
127	70
122	72
127	103
122	44
76	70
51	117
76	70
102	51
84	114
102	48
153	48
305	20
76	64
127	74
140	66
50	112
55	96
127	68
66	104
43	102
153	46
50	72
51	104
89	44
76	70
38	71
26	92
51	121
51	48
26	104
89	51
25	71
25	72
25	110
51	69
102	70
203	8
25	112
106	48
26	104
25	104
102	30
51	35
76	80
53	35
26	70
21	70
33	92
89	48
76	48
51	70
102	32
26	70
51	70
63	70
152	9
101	28
25	88
25	92
127	74
127	74
71	88
26	92
25	124
178	8
209	30
8	114
25	93
51	70
76	48
127	40
77	48
86	44
106	32
61	72
25	51
102	74
36	48
127	30
38	70
102	48
5	72
38	84
51	72
28	76
76	70
76	72
229	5
25	70
38	78
28	78
7	88
25	70
51	52
51	74
4	92
94	29
26	70
77	48
51	48
5	51
102	66
76	48
26	64
26	48
51	48
51	74
51	74
51	74
68	42
76	20
25	74
26	74
102	35
25	74
25	74
39	35
51	72
76	39
51	34
155	30
26	70
124	30
26	35
10	48
51	48
25	39
55	30
26	48
25	74
13	64
76	30
101	32
77	29
48	30
5	48
28	60
25	74
72	48
64	45
13	64
51	52
26	50
51	48
5	74
51	36
43	48
12	64
50	28
3	74
51	48
25	48
26	35
51	44
229	16
26	49
51	36
26	32
25	64
38	48
25	48
104	30
13	21
102	45
38	48
51	32
26	48
13	61
25	44
51	36
13	46
51	42
25	62
25	56
63	20
8	65
26	48
51	6
50	36
5	48
26	48
101	4
25	30
50	9
25	42
76	9
51	34
18	48
38	21
76	8
5	46
38	20
25	36
3	57
76	45
26	34
5	48
13	38
8	19
51	4