Weather Records on 23 November 1938

494 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 1938. Highest significance: Toledo Blade, US.

Key Facts for 23 November 1938

On 23 November 1938, 494 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 286 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 482 daily.
Toledo Blade set a daily record snowfall of 10.7 cm (4.2 in) on 23 November 1938.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

494 stations

494 station records on 23 November 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baramulla	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mascoutah	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sutton Forest (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carnarvon Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

494 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 151, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 64, Heaviest daily snowfall 77, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 23 November 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	151
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	64
Heaviest daily snowfall	77
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 23 November 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 482.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

388 broken records

Margins by which the 388 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 1938

Top 20 records on 23 November 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1938	Toledo Blade, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1938	Marion 2 N, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1938	Kenton, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1938	Paris Stp, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1938	Ft Wayne City, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	7.8 cm (3.1 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1938	Whitestown, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1938	Hillsboro, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1938	Greenville Wtp, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1938	Carlinville, US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1938	Casey, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1938	Rockville, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1938	Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1938	Quebec, CA	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1938	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1938	W Lafayette 6 NW, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1938	Pana, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1938	Windsor, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1938	Greenville, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1938	Olney 2S, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1938	Huntington, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	32 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1938. 1938 had 494 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	306
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	19
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	8
120 to 140	7
140 to 160	2