Weather Records on 23 November 1953

568 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 1953. Highest significance: St Andrews, CA.

Key Facts for 23 November 1953

On 23 November 1953, 568 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
307 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 565 daily.
St Andrews set a daily record precipitation of 73.2 mm (2.9 in) on 23 November 1953.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

568 stations

568 station records on 23 November 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fall River	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Talent	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Modoc Orchard	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefonte 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta Dam 35	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Borenore Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Round Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

568 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 225, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 213, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 23 November 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	225
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 23 November 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 565.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

463 broken records

Margins by which the 463 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 1953

Top 20 records on 23 November 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1953	St Andrews, CA	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	78 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1953	Ft Bidwell, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1953	New Bern 3 NW, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	75 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1953	Fall River, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1953	Chiloquin 1 E, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1953	Arrowrock Dam, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1953	Taunton, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1953	Le Roy, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1953	Setauket Strong, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1953	Bend, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1953	Talent, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1953	New Holland, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1953	Modoc Orchard, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1953	Ochoco Rs, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1953	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1953	Condon, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1953	Fredericton Cda, CA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1953	Kingston, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1953	Franklinville, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1953	Salisbury, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	40 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1953. 1953 had 568 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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Data for records on 1953-11-23: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	420
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1