Weather Records on 23 November 1968

443 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 1968. Highest significance: Coruripe, BR.

Key Facts for 23 November 1968

On 23 November 1968, 443 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
143 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 438 daily.
Coruripe set a daily record precipitation of 37.0 mm (1.5 in) on 23 November 1968.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

443 stations

443 station records on 23 November 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coruripe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Olho Dagua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orje	Norway	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose de Piranhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yangan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mardan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barreiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Resolution A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Supai	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Portage des Roches	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pacatuba (Pacatiba)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bom Jesus da Lapa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.1 C (98.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Junqueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rapide Blanc	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Miguel Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fauquier	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Murdo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waneta	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-34.5 C (-30.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Leoti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ogallala	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sutherland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Correntes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale (Turretfield Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kurcum	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hiltaba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

443 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 23 November 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 23 November 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 438.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

377 broken records

Margins by which the 377 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 1968

Top 20 records on 23 November 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1968	Coruripe, BR	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1968	Olho Dagua, BR	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1968	Killarney Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1968	Orje, NO	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1968	Sao Jose de Piranhas, BR	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1968	Port Aux Basques, CA	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1968	Emu Creek, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1968	Yangan Post Office, AU	monthly rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1968	Mardan South, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1968	Jondaryan Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1968	Longreach Post Office, AU	daily high min	27.9 C (82.2 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	70 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1968	Mount Irving, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1968	Barreiras, BR	monthly rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1968	Fort Resolution A, CA	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	6 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1968	Supai, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1968	Portage des Roches, CA	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1968	Russellville, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	78 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1968	Penedo, BR	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1968	Pacatuba (Pacatiba), BR	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1968	Bom Jesus da Lapa, BR	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	30 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1968. 1968 had 443 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	360
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2