Weather Records on 23 November 1970

861 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 1970. Highest significance: Ko253Lpatti Sr, IN.

Key Facts for 23 November 1970

On 23 November 1970, 861 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 573 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 850 daily.
Ko253Lpatti Sr set a daily record precipitation of 140.0 mm (5.5 in) on 23 November 1970.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

861 stations

861 station records on 23 November 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ko253Lpatti Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.1 cm (15.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dubari	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kairi Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Srivilliputhur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bantwal	India	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Devala	India	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dharapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria Bay 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sackville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Srimangala	India	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Talavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manantoddy	India	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mattoon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cushman Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gudalur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Neidavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

861 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 397, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 176, Heaviest daily rainfall 92, Heaviest daily snowfall 102, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 23 November 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	397
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	176
Heaviest daily rainfall	92
Heaviest daily snowfall	102
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 23 November 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 850.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

691 broken records

Margins by which the 691 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 287.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 1970

Top 20 records on 23 November 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1970	Ko253Lpatti Sr, IN	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1970	Woodstock, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	98 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1970	Chatham Exp Fa, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1970	Erie Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	39.1 cm (15.4 in)	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1970	Delhi Cda, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1970	Bremerton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1970	Vine Creek, AU	monthly rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1970	Lucan, CA	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1970	Brome, CA	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1970	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1970	Fort St James, CA	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1970	Collingwood, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1970	Lucan, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1970	Dubari, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1970	Kairi Research Station, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1970	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1970	Waterville, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	73 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1970	S Bend AP, US	daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1970	Chingleput, IN	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1970	Dayville, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	72 years	40 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1970. 1970 had 861 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	652
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1