Weather Records on 23 November 1947

739 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 1947. Highest significance: Penrose (Panorama), AU.

Key Facts for 23 November 1947

On 23 November 1947, 739 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
159 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 719 daily.
Penrose (Panorama) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 75.7 mm (3.0 in) on 23 November 1947.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

739 stations

739 station records on 23 November 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Penrose (Panorama)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Iguatu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bangate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vertentes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Makwassie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach (Bellevue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
The Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bruff Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden Wahnsdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gamalally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Glade	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poortjie-Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
North Yancho	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Springfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Biamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Overdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saibai Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Alfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kelvin (Carellan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burrendong (Pine Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

739 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 352, Heaviest daily snowfall 62, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 23 November 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	352
Heaviest daily snowfall	62
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 23 November 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 719.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

650 broken records

Margins by which the 650 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 1947

Top 20 records on 23 November 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1947	Penrose (Panorama), AU	monthly rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1947	Iguatu, BR	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1947	Bangate, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1947	Vertentes, BR	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1947	Bic, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1947	Garsebach Bei Meissen, DE	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1947	Makwassie, ZA	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1947	Oak Park Station, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1947	Ebor (Wongwibinda), AU	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1947	Krambach (Bellevue), AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1947	Highmore, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1947	The Valley, AU	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1947	Collerina (Corrella), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1947	Barcaldine Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1947	Maneroo, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1947	Bruff Hill, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1947	Bancroft, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1947	Dresden Wahnsdorf, DE	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1947	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	115 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1947	Gamalally, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	42 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1947. 1947 had 739 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	615
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1