Weather Records on 23 November 1936

249 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 1936. Highest significance: Oxford, GB.

Key Facts for 23 November 1936

On 23 November 1936, 249 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 249 daily.
Oxford set a daily record low maximum temperature of -0.6 C (30.9 F) on 23 November 1936.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

249 stations

249 station records on 23 November 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
La Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nannine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambray	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bajan	India	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
San Simon 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pawtucket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Seleng	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nigriting	India	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

249 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 44, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 November 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	44
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 November 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 249.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

200 broken records

Margins by which the 200 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 1936

Top 20 records on 23 November 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1936	Oxford, GB	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	120 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1936	Gudauri, GE	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1936	North Lakhimpur, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1936	Yarrabah Comm Council, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1936	Sussex, CA	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1936	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1936	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1936	Stanwell Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1936	Pointe Riche, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	46 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1936	Kissimmee, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1936	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1936	Napoleon, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	7 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1936	Newport, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	14 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1936	Southampton, CA	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	55 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1936	Gracemere Russell St, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1936	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1936	Ocala, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1936	Brantford, CA	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1936	Moncton, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1936	La Ctr, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	27 years	21 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

1821 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1936. 1936 had 249 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 20	186
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1