Weather Records on 23 November 1962

349 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 1962. Highest significance: Bald Hills Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 23 November 1962

On 23 November 1962, 349 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 337 daily.
Bald Hills Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 23 November 1962.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

349 stations

349 station records on 23 November 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zamenkomst	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cowan Cowan Signal STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rietfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palmaryville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yabba Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oorsprong-Oos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carina Hill Crescent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Narangba Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bowenville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nietverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rietvallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gladysvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Queenton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maroochydore Swan Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Andres	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gertruida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coolum Beach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Show Grounds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elandshoek, Boston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

349 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 63, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 23 November 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	63
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 23 November 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 337.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

297 broken records

Margins by which the 297 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 380.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 1962

Top 20 records on 23 November 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1962	Bald Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1962	Cleveland Bowls Club, AU	monthly rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1962	Amcor - Petrie Mill, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1962	Willmar Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1962	Sand I Ryfylke II, NO	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1962	Zamenkomst, ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1962	Cowan Cowan Signal STN, AU	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1962	Rolfontein, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1962	Bad Blankenburg, DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1962	Rietfontein, ZA	monthly rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1962	Palmaryville, ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1962	Estevan Point, CA	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1962	Redig 11 NE, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1962	Yabba Creek, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1962	Cumberland, CA	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1962	Sibasa, ZA	monthly rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1962	Oorsprong-Oos, ZA	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1962	Carina Hill Crescent, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1962	Amery, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.6 cm (4.6 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1962	Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	43 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1962. 1962 had 349 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	268
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1