Weather Records on 23 November 1979

1,276 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 1979. Highest significance: Harrismith (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 23 November 1979

On 23 November 1979, 1,276 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
471 were record highs and 182 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,236 daily.
Harrismith (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 71.0 mm (2.8 in) on 23 November 1979.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

1,276 stations

1,276 station records on 23 November 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kestell (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Spitskrans	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Verkykerskop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rooikop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Three Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Phillips	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	340.1 mm (13.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Contact	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sheaville 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Pass	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian Key Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Witbankfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Denver-Stapleton	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Magadan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nylsvley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paul 1ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hanksville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stapleton 5 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Box Butte Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Snowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laramie AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Theodore Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murray	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ofahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heritage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpan II	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vrede-Mun	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brakpan (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crane Nsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,276 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 242, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 229, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 452, Heaviest daily snowfall 71, Deepest snow cover 100.

Records on 23 November 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	242
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	229
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	452
Heaviest daily snowfall	71
Deepest snow cover	100

Records on 23 November 1979 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 38, daily 1,236.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,085 broken records

Margins by which the 1,085 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 737.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 1979

Top 20 records on 23 November 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1979	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	85 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1979	Kestell (Pol), ZA	daily rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1979	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1979	Oktjabrskaja, RU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1979	Chugwater, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1979	Spitskrans, ZA	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1979	Verkykerskop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1979	Brewster, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1979	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1979	Rooikop, ZA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1979	Rooiberg, ZA	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1979	Wheatland 4N, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1979	Three Creek, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1979	Butte, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1979	La Grange, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1979	Phillips, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1979	Juzhno-Kurilsk, RU	daily rain	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1979	Cuddalore, IN	daily rain	340.1 mm (13.4 in)	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1979	Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos), ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1979	Sterkfontein, ZA	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	48 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1979. 1979 had 1,276 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 100	1,049
100 to 200	28
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	2
700 to 800	1