Weather Records on 23 November 1974

495 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 1974. Highest significance: Senekal (Agr), ZA.

Key Facts for 23 November 1974

On 23 November 1974, 495 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
185 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 487 daily.
Senekal (Agr) set a daily record precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 23 November 1974.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

495 stations

495 station records on 23 November 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Amos	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Finley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Opossum Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Levendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springfontein (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nguiu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Porciuncula	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goornong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore (Mangalore Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Austin-Camp Mabry	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Direction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guacui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tracy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Miepoll South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bagdad Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Melton Mowbray (Mount Vernon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Caripare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Judbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Driekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Gertrudes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hamelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Windsorton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

495 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 249, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 23 November 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	249
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 23 November 1974 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 487.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

416 broken records

Margins by which the 416 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 1974

Top 20 records on 23 November 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1974	Senekal (Agr), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1974	Wantabadgery, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1974	Amos, CA	daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1974	Finley Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1974	Huichapan, MX	monthly rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	69 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1974	Chazy, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1974	Opossum Bay, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1974	Levendale, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1974	Freiburg, DE	daily high min	10.3 C (50.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1974	Springfontein (Mun), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1974	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1974	Nguiu, AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1974	Porciuncula, BR	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1974	Goornong, AU	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1974	Freiburg, DE	daily high max	14.7 C (58.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	92 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1974	Mitchell 2 N, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	72 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1974	Weipa Eastern Ave, AU	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1974	Kempton (Oakmore), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1974	Mangalore (Mangalore Farm), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1974	Oakdale, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	72 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1974. 1974 had 495 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	391
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1