Weather Records on 23 November 1952

385 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 1952. Highest significance: Fitchburg 4 SE, US.

Key Facts for 23 November 1952

On 23 November 1952, 385 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 380 daily.
Fitchburg 4 SE set a daily record precipitation of 71.6 mm (2.8 in) on 23 November 1952.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

385 stations

385 station records on 23 November 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Groton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kayenta	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nordegg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Larcom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springkell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maniwaki 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lundbreck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thuckalay	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wonderfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	95.0 cm (37.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Adams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Remanso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kilcumin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad 2 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paulistana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chettikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kadayanallur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-31.3 C (-24.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

385 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 23 November 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 23 November 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 380.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

313 broken records

Margins by which the 313 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 1952

Top 20 records on 23 November 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1952	Fitchburg 4 SE, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1952	Durango, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.7 cm (6.6 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1952	Groton, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1952	Webster, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1952	Kayenta, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1952	Weston, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1952	Pte de Chassiron, FR	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1952	Middleboro, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1952	Nordegg, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1952	Belleville, CA	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	74 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1952	Mansfield, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1952	Mount Larcom Post Office, AU	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1952	Springkell, ZA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1952	Lake Cochituate, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1952	Hammonton 1 NE, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1952	Choteau, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	58 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1952	Gothenburg, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1952	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	5 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1952	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1952	Knoxville AP, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 years	31 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1952. 1952 had 385 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 25	260
25 to 50	33
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	2