Weather Records on 23 November 1960

195 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 1960. Highest significance: Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ.

Key Facts for 23 November 1960

On 23 November 1960, 195 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 192 daily.
Oran-Hopital Militaire set a daily record high minimum temperature of 17.0 C (62.6 F) on 23 November 1960.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

195 stations

195 station records on 23 November 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvadanai	India	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tweefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calliope Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Progress	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Sal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Irene Mtn Wauconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Swartkoppies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manantoddy	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.7 C (-21.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Srivaikuntam	India	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
The Hirsel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huelva	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jambin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vastrap	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Madras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Flora Valley Old	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Conargo (Puckawidgee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Navalgund	India	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Budennovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kumsi	India	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

195 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 23 November 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 23 November 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 192.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

167 broken records

Margins by which the 167 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 1960

Top 20 records on 23 November 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1960	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high min	17.0 C (62.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	107 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1960	Tiruvadanai, IN	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1960	Zastron (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1960	Tweefontein, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1960	Roseburg Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1960	Bushy Vales, Margate, ZA	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1960	Mt Mee, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1960	Sugar City, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1960	McCall, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.3 cm (3.3 in)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1960	Gunnawarra, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	67 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1960	Dingo Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1960	Calliope Station, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1960	Valley Head, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1960	Leavenworth 3 S, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1960	Progress, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1960	Camboon Station, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1960	Aseral, NO	daily snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	50 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1960	Hana 354, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	49 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1960	Hilo 86A, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1960	Saint Paul Is AP, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 years	29 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1960. 1960 had 195 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 25	147
25 to 50	11
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2