Weather Records on 23 November 1983

1,739 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 1983. Highest significance: Ashland Exp Farm, US.

Key Facts for 23 November 1983

On 23 November 1983, 1,739 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
333 were record highs and 367 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 1,672 daily.
Ashland Exp Farm set a daily record precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 23 November 1983.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

1,739 stations

1,739 station records on 23 November 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tyrrell Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wells	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Big Trout Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.2 cm (9.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lansdowne House	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wadley	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Duluth	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pickle Lake (Aut)	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.8 cm (12.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saverton L&D 22	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Curtiss	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morobay Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Wing	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Abisko	Sweden	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bealiba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jump Rvr 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cormorant	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.6 cm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rice Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Babbitt 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,739 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 185, Lowest daily maximum 233, Highest daily minimum 148, Lowest daily minimum 134, Heaviest daily rainfall 727, Heaviest daily snowfall 178, Deepest snow cover 134.

Records on 23 November 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	185
Lowest daily maximum	233
Highest daily minimum	148
Lowest daily minimum	134
Heaviest daily rainfall	727
Heaviest daily snowfall	178
Deepest snow cover	134

Records on 23 November 1983 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 64, daily 1,672.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,477 broken records

Margins by which the 1,477 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 1983

Top 20 records on 23 November 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1983	Ashland Exp Farm, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1983	Tyrrell Downs, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1983	Wells, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1983	Lake Providence, US	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	41 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1983	Karasjok, NO	daily snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1983	Big Trout Lake, CA	daily snowfall	25.2 cm (9.9 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1983	La Harpe, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1983	Ft Dodge 5NNW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1983	Cloquet, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1983	Greenville 2 W, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1983	Chicago Midway AP 3SW, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1983	Humboldt 3 W, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	82 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1983	Warrensburg 4NW, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1983	Lansdowne House, CA	daily snowfall	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	18.9 cm (7.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1983	Wadley, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1983	Hayward Rs, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1983	Duluth, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1983	Mitchell Dam, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1983	Wheaton 3 SE, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1983	Appleton City, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	50 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1983. 1983 had 1,739 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 50	1,354
50 to 100	83
100 to 150	22
150 to 200	11
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	4