Weather Records on 23 November 1959

418 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 1959. Highest significance: Hopetoun, AU.

Key Facts for 23 November 1959

On 23 November 1959, 418 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
162 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 402 daily.
Hopetoun set a monthly record daily precipitation of 62.7 mm (2.5 in) on 23 November 1959.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

418 stations

418 station records on 23 November 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Boyatup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newdegate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tobermory	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pao de Acucar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ongerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pombal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Rio Do Peixe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wistaria	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Souris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tatlayoko Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Angus 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parkdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Big Wells 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lacrosse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mornington Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canudos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Freewater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prosser	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paramirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wapato	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

418 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 203, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 23 November 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 23 November 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 402.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

342 broken records

Margins by which the 342 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 1959

Top 20 records on 23 November 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1959	Hopetoun, AU	monthly rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1959	Boyatup, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1959	Grass Patch, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1959	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1959	Newdegate, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1959	Tobermory, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1959	Denmark, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1959	Pao de Acucar, BR	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1959	Ongerup, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1959	Pombal, BR	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1959	Lake Kachess, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1959	Acude Rio Do Peixe, BR	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1959	Wistaria, CA	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1959	Emerson, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1959	White River, CA	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1959	Souris, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1959	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	75 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1959	Tatlayoko Lake, CA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1959	Angus 1 N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1959	Parkdale, US	monthly high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	45 years	35 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1959. 1959 had 418 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 20	301
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2