Weather Records on 23 November 1957

561 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 1957. Highest significance: Kailua 446, US.

Key Facts for 23 November 1957

On 23 November 1957, 561 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 204 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 515 daily.
Kailua 446 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 242.1 mm (9.5 in) on 23 November 1957.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

561 stations

561 station records on 23 November 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	242.1 mm (9.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sion	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Makapuu Point 724	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clocolan (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Koele 693	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sion	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Umtata	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carr Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Keble	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laurens	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cramond, Albert Fall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Randleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

561 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 226, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 23 November 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	226
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 23 November 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 45, daily 515.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

478 broken records

Margins by which the 478 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 1957

Top 20 records on 23 November 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1957	Kailua 446, US	monthly rain	242.1 mm (9.5 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1957	Sion, CA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1957	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1957	Makapuu Point 724, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1957	Clocolan (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1957	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1957	Koele 693, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1957	Union 3 SSE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1957	Sion, CA	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1957	Greenwood, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1957	Umtata, ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1957	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	monthly snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	66 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1957	Carlton Brg, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1957	Cheraw, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1957	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low max	13.0 C (55.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1957	Salisbury, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1957	Catawba, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1957	Kahuku 912, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1957	Chappells 2 NNW, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1957	Kalkfontein, ZA	all-time rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	22 years	38 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1957. 1957 had 561 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 100	473
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1