Weather Records on 23 November 1966

721 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 1966. Highest significance: Arvida, CA.

Key Facts for 23 November 1966

On 23 November 1966, 721 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
537 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 714 daily.
Arvida set a daily record precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 23 November 1966.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

721 stations

721 station records on 23 November 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arvida	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kanki	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	235.7 mm (9.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Exu (Novo Exu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berhampore	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lumding	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arang	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tura	India	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mahasamund	India	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aiyansh	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dhubri	India	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cherrapunji	India	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlequah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bernalillo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Is	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oakwood 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwell 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

721 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 182, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 355, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 23 November 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	182
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	355
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 23 November 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 714.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

625 broken records

Margins by which the 625 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 103.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 1966

Top 20 records on 23 November 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1966	Arvida, CA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1966	Kanki, IN	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1966	Honomu Mauka 138, US	daily rain	235.7 mm (9.3 in)	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1966	Exu (Novo Exu), BR	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1966	Berhampore, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1966	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	110 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1966	Lumding, IN	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1966	Arang, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1966	Tura, IN	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1966	Agartala, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1966	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high min	20.7 C (69.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1966	Petoskey, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1966	Dodgeville Wwtp, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1966	Marquette, US	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1966	Mahasamund, IN	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1966	Mahackala, RU	daily high min	12.1 C (53.8 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	79 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1966	Eureka 1E, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1966	Enid, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1966	Hennessey 4 ESE, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	69 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1966	Fall Rvr Lake, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	66 years	36 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1966. 1966 had 721 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	603
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1