Weather Records on 23 November 1980

879 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 1980. Highest significance: Vladikavkaz, RU.

Key Facts for 23 November 1980

On 23 November 1980, 879 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
513 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 866 daily.
Vladikavkaz set a monthly record daily precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 23 November 1980.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

879 stations

879 station records on 23 November 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Black Hills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Atibaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Windy Hill No.2	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Martenshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oriente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Szczecin	Poland	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palmiet, Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vermilion Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zugdidi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	93.1 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clifford Chambers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Witwater (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baker City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nova Palmira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

879 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 243, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 270, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 236, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 61.

Records on 23 November 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	243
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	270
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	236
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	61

Records on 23 November 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 866.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

794 broken records

Margins by which the 794 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 1980

Top 20 records on 23 November 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1980	Vladikavkaz, RU	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	90 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1980	Black Hills, ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1980	Mundoolin, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1980	Delmas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1980	Atibaia, BR	daily rain	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1980	Izeleni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1980	Sonnblick, AT	daily high max	3.4 C (38.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	90 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1980	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high max	6.8 C (44.2 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	114 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1980	Windy Hill No.2, ZA	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1980	Oxford, GB	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	133 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1980	Abbeville, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1980	Nurnberg, DE	daily high max	14.3 C (57.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1980	Martenshoop (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1980	Alkmaar, ZA	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1980	Ulricehamn, SE	daily high min	7.1 C (44.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	85 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1980	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1980	Oriente, BR	daily rain	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1980	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1980	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily high max	12.6 C (54.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	74 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1980	Szczecin, PL	daily high min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	7.1 C (12.8 F)	42 years	36 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1980. 1980 had 879 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	718
20 to 40	46
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2