Weather Records on 23 November 1950

1,012 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 1950. Highest significance: Evesham Station, AU.

Key Facts for 23 November 1950

On 23 November 1950, 1,012 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 488 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 74 monthly and 938 daily.
Evesham Station set a daily record precipitation of 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 23 November 1950.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,012 stations

1,012 station records on 23 November 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Evesham Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	368.3 mm (14.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	271.3 mm (10.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	265.9 mm (10.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Skye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	251.0 mm (9.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Walsh River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	213.6 mm (8.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Molloy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	214.9 mm (8.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Summer Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Amby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	199.1 mm (7.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moselle Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Afton Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ayton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	257.6 mm (10.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mirtna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mareeba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manuka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arabella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Narada Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vergemont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eromanga - Webber St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,012 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 148, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 340, Heaviest daily rainfall 321, Heaviest daily snowfall 108, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 23 November 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	148
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	340
Heaviest daily rainfall	321
Heaviest daily snowfall	108
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 23 November 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 74, daily 938.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

887 broken records

Margins by which the 887 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 246.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 1950

Top 20 records on 23 November 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1950	Evesham Station, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1950	Uanda, AU	monthly rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1950	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1950	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1950	Macknade Sugar Mill, AU	monthly rain	368.3 mm (14.5 in)	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	22 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1950	Lucinda Township, AU	monthly rain	271.3 mm (10.7 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	32 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1950	Ravenswood Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1950	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	265.9 mm (10.5 in)	246.8 mm (9.7 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1950	Pine Hill Railway Station, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1950	Dandaloo (Skye), AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1950	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	monthly rain	251.0 mm (9.9 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1950	Forest Vale, AU	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1950	Walsh River Post Office, AU	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1950	Kuranda Railway Station, AU	monthly rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1950	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	monthly rain	213.6 mm (8.4 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	17 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1950	Ilfracombe Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1950	Tambo Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1950	Mount Molloy Post Office, AU	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1950	Burenda, AU	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1950	Ingham Post Office, AU	monthly rain	214.9 mm (8.5 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	52 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1950. 1950 had 1,012 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 November 1950
Margin	Records
0 to 50	831
50 to 100	40
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2