Weather Records on 23 November 1981

905 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 1981. Highest significance: Ljusnedal, SE.

Key Facts for 23 November 1981

On 23 November 1981, 905 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
290 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 882 daily.
Ljusnedal set a monthly record daily precipitation of 26.8 mm (1.1 in) on 23 November 1981.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

905 stations

905 station records on 23 November 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ljusnedal	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Boverdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Idre_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Weltevrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bruksvallarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamare	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Karbole	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Verwoedburg-Mu"Lytteltn"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hudiksvall	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malmagen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lobonas_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tandsbyn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rosta	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pettibone	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bothaville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haljum	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tossasen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rasht	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wahroonga Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glenview NAS	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ratan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 7 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Litchville 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flotningen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ytterberg_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Simao	China	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Naggen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Myskelasen_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kalay-Khumb	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Point Arena	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

905 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 152, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 138, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 348, Heaviest daily snowfall 76, Deepest snow cover 68.

Records on 23 November 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	152
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	138
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	348
Heaviest daily snowfall	76
Deepest snow cover	68

Records on 23 November 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 882.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

729 broken records

Margins by which the 729 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 1981

Top 20 records on 23 November 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1981	Ljusnedal, SE	monthly rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	46 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1981	Boverdal, NO	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1981	Idre_D, SE	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1981	Weltevrede, ZA	daily rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1981	Irene, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1981	Hede, SE	monthly rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1981	Bruksvallarna, SE	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1981	Kalamare, BW	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1981	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1981	Karbole, SE	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1981	Saint Anthony, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	85 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1981	Bison, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1981	Lisbon, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1981	Medina, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1981	Southport 5 N, US	monthly low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1981	Zevenfontein, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1981	Verwoedburg-Mu"Lytteltn", ZA	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1981	Hudiksvall, SE	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1981	Malmagen, SE	monthly rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1981	Laporte, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	82 years	42 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1981. 1981 had 905 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	696
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1