Weather Records on 23 November 1955

600 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 1955. Highest significance: De Sabla, US.

Key Facts for 23 November 1955

On 23 November 1955, 600 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
119 were record highs and 226 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 581 daily.
De Sabla set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 23 November 1955.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

600 stations

600 station records on 23 November 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
De Sabla	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Northcliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rawlinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tunnel Camp	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hertzogville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pekisko	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Devikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Friend	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Timmins	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cornucopia	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moro	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jose de Freitas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cardston	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Avery Rs	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kadayanallur	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cinclare	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

600 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 181, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 23 November 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	181
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 23 November 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 581.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

508 broken records

Margins by which the 508 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 285.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 1955

Top 20 records on 23 November 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1955	De Sabla, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1955	Northcliffe, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1955	Rawlinna, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1955	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1955	Idaho City, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1955	Sandpoint Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1955	Tunnel Camp, CA	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	28.5 cm (11.2 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1955	Hettinger, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1955	Tenkasi, IN	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1955	Hertzogville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1955	Silver Lake, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1955	Wilbur, US	monthly rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1955	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1955	Huntington, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1955	Barras, BR	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1955	Pekisko, CA	daily low max	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	20.0 C (36.0 F)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1955	Devikulam, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1955	Friend, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1955	Wilbur, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1955	Garden Valley, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	61 years	34 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1955. 1955 had 600 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	474
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1