Weather Records on 13 November 1923

178 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 November 1923. Highest significance: Prince Albert Road, ZA.

Key Facts for 13 November 1923

On 13 November 1923, 178 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
103 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 164 daily.
Prince Albert Road set a monthly record daily precipitation of 66.5 mm (2.6 in) on 13 November 1923.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

178 stations

178 station records on 13 November 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 November 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dunwich Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Minto	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

178 records

Records set or tied on 13 November 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 74.

Records on 13 November 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	74
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 November 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 164.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

160 broken records

Margins by which the 160 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 November 1923

Top 20 records on 13 November 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 November 1923	Prince Albert Road, ZA	monthly rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1923	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1923	Middleton (Sar), ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1923	Ashwell, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1923	Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZA	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1923	Oudtshoorn, ZA	monthly rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1923	Pirie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1923	Caledon (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1923	Royal Observatory, ZA	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1923	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1923	Isidinge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1923	Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1923	Walsingham 1, ZA	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1923	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	monthly rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1923	Winterhoek, ZA	monthly rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1923	Seymour (Mag), ZA	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1923	Eersterivier (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1923	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1923	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	monthly rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1923	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 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

1795 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1923. 1923 had 178 records.

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

Records on 11-13 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1823	2
1825	1
1826	1
1835	2
1848	1
1852	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	2
1866	4
1869	3
1870	1
1873	4
1874	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	4
1882	2
1883	1
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1893	1
1894	5
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	8
1902	17
1903	6
1904	14
1905	13
1906	29
1907	13
1908	9
1909	33
1910	11
1911	62
1912	30
1913	112
1914	43
1915	26
1916	162
1917	66
1918	10
1919	162
1920	88
1921	100
1922	49
1923	178
1924	188
1925	240
1926	129
1927	93
1928	213
1929	426
1930	346
1931	528
1932	357
1933	252
1934	225
1935	317
1936	292
1937	335
1938	429
1939	266
1940	1,131
1941	321
1942	116
1943	144
1944	759
1945	606
1946	566
1947	241
1948	171
1949	440
1950	321
1951	516
1952	246
1953	465
1954	282
1955	1,493
1956	262
1957	395
1958	644
1959	873
1960	397
1961	540
1962	212
1963	360
1964	618
1965	442
1966	388
1967	467
1968	818
1969	620
1970	433
1971	425
1972	1,035
1973	657
1974	658
1975	763
1976	1,219
1977	570
1978	1,014
1979	500
1980	524
1981	884
1982	1,086
1983	1,057
1984	678
1985	1,636
1986	2,629
1987	722
1988	641
1989	1,107
1990	1,155
1991	984
1992	831
1993	1,582
1994	1,091
1995	1,248
1996	1,076
1997	1,330
1998	1,168
1999	2,053
2000	1,597
2001	818
2002	609
2003	867
2004	804
2005	1,071
2006	897
2007	525
2008	768
2009	1,065
2010	1,631
2011	695
2012	507
2013	718
2014	1,591
2015	623
2016	629
2017	266
2018	1,144
2019	2,622
2020	577
2021	473
2022	1,145
2023	566
2024	364
2025	1,238

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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 10	133
10 to 20	15
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2