Weather Records on 23 November 1931

1,232 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 1931. Highest significance: Lenox, US.

Key Facts for 23 November 1931

On 23 November 1931, 1,232 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
812 were record highs and 194 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 1,168 daily.
Lenox set a monthly record daily precipitation of 92.7 mm (3.6 in) on 23 November 1931.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

1,232 stations

1,232 station records on 23 November 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lenox	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Afton	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lacona	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thurman	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,232 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 473, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 339, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 196, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 23 November 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	473
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	339
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 23 November 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 64, daily 1,168.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,078 broken records

Margins by which the 1,078 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 1931

Top 20 records on 23 November 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1931	Lenox, US	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1931	Cumberland, US	monthly rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1931	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1931	Afton, US	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1931	Pawhuska, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1931	Ames 3 SW, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1931	Audubon, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1931	Belle Plaine, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1931	Harlan, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1931	Mason City, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1931	Maryville 2E, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1931	Independence, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1931	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1931	Denison, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1931	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1931	Waukee, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1931	Holdenville 2SSE, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1931	New Hampton, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1931	Tecumseh 1S, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1931	Iowa Falls, US	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	44 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1931. 1931 had 1,232 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,067
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1