Weather Records on 23 November 1976

420 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 1976. Highest significance: Kluitjeskraal (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 23 November 1976

On 23 November 1976, 420 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 216 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 390 daily.
Kluitjeskraal (Bos) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 133.0 mm (5.2 in) on 23 November 1976.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

420 stations

420 station records on 23 November 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	92 of 100 (Exceptional)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Lebanon (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hopefield (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
La Plaisante	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Amontada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Villiersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wupperthal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vredenburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Do Peixe (Mmv)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Langgewens (Wrs)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Puts	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elsenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calvinia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Agterkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Touws River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corry	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vespasiano	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Freiberg	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Briksdal	Norway	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
East Sale Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia Polisie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Redelinghuis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Corry	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Welbedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ponte Do Licinio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Diamond Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwerus (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Motte (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Val (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atoyac (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cointzio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

420 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 143, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 23 November 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	143
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 23 November 1976 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 28, daily 390.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

302 broken records

Margins by which the 302 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 1976

Top 20 records on 23 November 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1976	Kluitjeskraal (Bos), ZA	all-time rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	81 years	92 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 November 1976	Malmesbury, ZA	monthly rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1976	Lebanon (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1976	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1976	Hopefield (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1976	La Plaisante, ZA	all-time rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1976	Kamiesberg, ZA	monthly rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1976	Amontada, BR	monthly rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1976	Eersterivier (Bos), ZA	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1976	Villiersdorp, ZA	monthly rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1976	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	82 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1976	Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	97 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1976	The Towers, ZA	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1976	Wupperthal, ZA	monthly rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1976	Vredenburg (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1976	Rio Do Peixe (Mmv), BR	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1976	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1976	Mount Wilson (Nooroo), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1976	Langgewens (Wrs), ZA	monthly rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1976	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	43 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1976. 1976 had 420 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 25	268
25 to 50	22
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1