Weather Records on 23 November 1985

1,983 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 1985. Highest significance: Spokane Intl AP, US.

Key Facts for 23 November 1985

On 23 November 1985, 1,983 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
179 were record highs and 1,175 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 290 monthly and 1,692 daily.
Spokane Intl AP set a daily record snow depth of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 23 November 1985.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

1,983 stations

1,983 station records on 23 November 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hawarden	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Blunt	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen 20NNE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pocatello Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Altomunster-Maisbrunn	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Changsha	China	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weihenstephan-Durnast	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oakes	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kooskia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Forks Fish Hatchery	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Packwood	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pinopolis Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shelton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine Miller Fld AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,983 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 650, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 525, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 74, Deepest snow cover 400.

Records on 23 November 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	650
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	525
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	74
Deepest snow cover	400

Records on 23 November 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 290, daily 1,692.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,646 broken records

Margins by which the 1,646 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 534.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 1985

Top 20 records on 23 November 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1985	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	88 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1985	Cambridge, US	monthly low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1985	Hawarden, US	monthly snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	53.4 cm (21.0 in)	1 year	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1985	Blunt, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1985	Corinne, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1985	Spokane Intl AP, US	monthly low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1985	Spokane Intl AP, US	monthly low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1985	Porthill, US	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	89 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1985	Conway, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1985	Port Townsend, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1985	Aberdeen 20NNE, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1985	Centralia, US	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	83 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1985	Cle Elum, US	monthly low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	85 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1985	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1985	Blaine, US	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	89 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1985	Pocatello Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1985	Karlsruhe, DE	monthly snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1985	Altomunster-Maisbrunn, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1985	Moscow U of I, US	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1985	Beulah, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	80 years	49 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1985. 1985 had 1,983 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	1,588
100 to 200	51
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1