Weather Records on 12 November 1923

99 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 November 1923. Highest significance: Vryburg (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 12 November 1923

On 12 November 1923, 99 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 95 daily.
Vryburg (Pol) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 12 November 1923.
Across 156 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

99 stations

99 station records on 12 November 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 November 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Benjeroop (Davey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

99 records

Records set or tied on 12 November 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 26, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 12 November 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	26
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 November 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 95.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

81 broken records

Margins by which the 81 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 31.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 November 1923

Top 20 records on 12 November 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 November 1923	Vryburg (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1923	Cathcart, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1923	Graaff Reinet, ZA	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1923	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1923	Ravenna, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1923	Tylden "Tulden", ZA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1923	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	45 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1923	Miles City, US	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1923	Halmstad, SE	daily rain	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1923	Boras, SE	daily rain	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1923	Qu'appelle, CA	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1923	Howard, US	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1923	Madrid, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1923	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1923	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1923	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1923	Alta, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1923	Easton, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1923	Geneva, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1923	Hartington, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	17 years	18 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

1802 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1923. 1923 had 99 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 11-12 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1804	1
1823	1
1835	3
1848	1
1849	1
1859	1
1862	2
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1881	7
1882	3
1885	1
1886	3
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	2
1894	6
1895	20
1896	1
1897	7
1898	3
1899	1
1901	6
1902	20
1903	7
1904	10
1905	14
1906	15
1907	6
1908	9
1909	30
1910	34
1911	56
1912	21
1913	51
1914	18
1915	20
1916	217
1917	29
1918	16
1919	85
1920	198
1921	141
1922	61
1923	99
1924	355
1925	203
1926	224
1927	193
1928	99
1929	203
1930	191
1931	442
1932	237
1933	267
1934	292
1935	458
1936	418
1937	227
1938	529
1939	171
1940	806
1941	294
1942	173
1943	178
1944	398
1945	500
1946	428
1947	532
1948	156
1949	891
1950	458
1951	489
1952	312
1953	413
1954	393
1955	807
1956	243
1957	282
1958	290
1959	605
1960	629
1961	348
1962	233
1963	273
1964	790
1965	362
1966	517
1967	400
1968	1,185
1969	670
1970	872
1971	566
1972	716
1973	1,029
1974	559
1975	580
1976	1,236
1977	767
1978	1,278
1979	686
1980	860
1981	805
1982	1,338
1983	1,116
1984	738
1985	1,727
1986	1,839
1987	1,480
1988	941
1989	1,385
1990	971
1991	1,150
1992	1,247
1993	1,145
1994	1,025
1995	1,856
1996	1,235
1997	1,334
1998	1,214
1999	1,762
2000	1,796
2001	772
2002	1,057
2003	1,100
2004	847
2005	1,017
2006	827
2007	617
2008	680
2009	1,124
2010	1,229
2011	572
2012	1,008
2013	703
2014	1,192
2015	711
2016	609
2017	446
2018	1,277
2019	2,525
2020	1,086
2021	895
2022	1,516
2023	437
2024	396
2025	734

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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 5	54
5 to 10	18
10 to 15	4
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	1