Weather Records on 24 November 1953

280 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 November 1953. Highest significance: Lake Leake (Elizabeth River), AU.

Key Facts for 24 November 1953

On 24 November 1953, 280 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
125 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 275 daily.
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River) set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 24 November 1953.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

280 stations

280 station records on 24 November 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 November 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Fairfield 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Town Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Curaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Station	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ord River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.3 C (-20.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quilpie Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fauquier	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Baramulla	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oatlands (Bow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrick (Oaks Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
York Plains (Handroyd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oatlands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarra River (Yarra Glen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington (Ware Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Evandale (Ridgeside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newnham (Rocherlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca (Railway House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond (Lowlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

280 records

Records set or tied on 24 November 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 24 November 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 24 November 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 275.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

223 broken records

Margins by which the 223 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 November 1953

Top 20 records on 24 November 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 November 1953	Lake Leake (Elizabeth River), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1953	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1953	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1953	Campbell Town Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1953	Lake Cochituate, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1953	Middleboro, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1953	Mooloolah Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1953	Curaca, BR	monthly rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1953	St John's, CA	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	74 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1953	E Wareham, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1953	Healy, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1953	Comboyne Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1953	Harvey Station, CA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1953	Ord River, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1953	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily low max	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	63 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1953	Babuskin, RU	daily high min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	53 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1953	Bellingen Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1953	Keremeos, CA	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	58 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1953	Framingham, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1953	Mansfield, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	26 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

1793 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1953. 1953 had 280 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 11-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1812	1
1824	2
1831	1
1836	1
1838	1
1841	1
1846	1
1852	2
1853	1
1856	2
1858	3
1863	1
1865	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	1
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	6
1889	1
1890	6
1892	3
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	12
1903	8
1904	15
1905	17
1906	19
1907	14
1908	53
1909	30
1910	9
1911	47
1912	24
1913	26
1914	64
1915	20
1916	97
1917	110
1918	18
1919	43
1920	21
1921	60
1922	66
1923	164
1924	261
1925	132
1926	107
1927	410
1928	110
1929	226
1930	368
1931	945
1932	186
1933	211
1934	100
1935	221
1936	216
1937	302
1938	778
1939	234
1940	439
1941	166
1942	490
1943	192
1944	418
1945	226
1946	368
1947	745
1948	459
1949	487
1950	1,821
1951	627
1952	762
1953	280
1954	315
1955	621
1956	732
1957	282
1958	650
1959	665
1960	318
1961	660
1962	299
1963	351
1964	330
1965	1,334
1966	840
1967	294
1968	271
1969	284
1970	1,493
1971	836
1972	633
1973	1,513
1974	434
1975	844
1976	412
1977	1,071
1978	703
1979	1,458
1980	1,053
1981	910
1982	1,223
1983	1,370
1984	1,074
1985	2,300
1986	713
1987	781
1988	904
1989	1,005
1990	1,031
1991	928
1992	1,515
1993	2,296
1994	792
1995	956
1996	1,232
1997	489
1998	893
1999	1,202
2000	705
2001	1,808
2002	755
2003	1,166
2004	1,255
2005	1,115
2006	992
2007	1,001
2008	777
2009	889
2010	1,626
2011	1,046
2012	370
2013	1,155
2014	1,016
2015	493
2016	452
2017	1,526
2018	535
2019	323
2020	391
2021	451
2022	378
2023	554
2024	755
2025	453

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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	201
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1