Weather Records on 23 November 1949

434 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 1949. Highest significance: Leura, AU.

Key Facts for 23 November 1949

On 23 November 1949, 434 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 428 daily.
Leura set a daily record precipitation of 65.8 mm (2.6 in) on 23 November 1949.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

434 stations

434 station records on 23 November 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Missao Velha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Real Do Colegio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lottah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uaua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milagres	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Araci	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Triunfo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marrawah (State School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iffley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pianco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tyrendarra (Ellangowan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beenak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Black Spur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Piranhas (Marechal Floriano)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ganmain (Dullah Dullah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Whitewood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Flores (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Do Belmonte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moree (Talmoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tower Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Donnacona	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

434 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 216, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 23 November 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 23 November 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 428.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

355 broken records

Margins by which the 355 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 1949

Top 20 records on 23 November 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1949	Leura, AU	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1949	Missao Velha, BR	daily rain	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1949	Porto Real Do Colegio, BR	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1949	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1949	Lottah, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1949	Heppner, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1949	Westwood Store, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1949	Lake Leake (Elizabeth River), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1949	Uaua, BR	daily rain	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1949	Bonshaw (Campbell St), AU	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1949	Avon Downs, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1949	Kia Ora Sandy Ridges, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1949	Eddystone Point, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1949	Milagres, BR	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1949	Araci, BR	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1949	Union, US	monthly rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1949	Triunfo, BR	daily rain	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1949	Moonmera, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1949	Marrawah (State School), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1949	St Helens Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	35 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1949. 1949 had 434 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	316
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1