Weather Records on 23 November 1971

1,124 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 1971. Highest significance: Kojonup, AU.

Key Facts for 23 November 1971

On 23 November 1971, 1,124 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
144 were record highs and 311 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 88 monthly and 1,035 daily.
Kojonup set a monthly record daily precipitation of 48.8 mm (1.9 in) on 23 November 1971.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

1,124 stations

1,124 station records on 23 November 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kojonup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Wagin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Crooked Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Dumbleyung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Hillman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Dyliabing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Nairibin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bunkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Broomehill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nyerilup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Oak Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Barooga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Duranillin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kayballup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lake Grace Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nanda Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Narrawong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Chirelillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dellyanine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rushy Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Darkan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Camm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Scaddan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kwobrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Boscabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chinocup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
The Oaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cocanarup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gnowanallup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wayville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Teresa Dale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Tree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Neendalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Broomehill East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dartnall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Herington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake King	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quanaminning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tambellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,124 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 172, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 139, Heaviest daily rainfall 314, Heaviest daily snowfall 259, Deepest snow cover 96.

Records on 23 November 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	172
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	139
Heaviest daily rainfall	314
Heaviest daily snowfall	259
Deepest snow cover	96

Records on 23 November 1971 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 88, daily 1,035.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

956 broken records

Margins by which the 956 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 1971

Top 20 records on 23 November 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1971	Kojonup, AU	monthly rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	75 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1971	Wagin, AU	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	75 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1971	Crooked Pool, AU	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	73 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1971	Dumbleyung, AU	monthly rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1971	Hillman, AU	all-time rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1971	Dyliabing, AU	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1971	Nairibin, AU	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1971	Bunkin, AU	monthly rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1971	Broomehill, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1971	Nyerilup, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1971	Peppermint Grove, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1971	Oak Park, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1971	Barooga, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1971	Duranillin, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1971	Kayballup, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1971	Lake Grace Comparison, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1971	Nanda Downs, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1971	Narrawong, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1971	Fredonia, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1971	Chirelillup, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1971. 1971 had 1,124 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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Data for records on 1971-11-23: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	814
50 to 100	98
100 to 150	34
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1