Weather Records on 23 November 1986

501 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 1986. Highest significance: Stampede Pass, US.

Key Facts for 23 November 1986

On 23 November 1986, 501 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
176 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 472 daily.
Stampede Pass set a daily record precipitation of 134.9 mm (5.3 in) on 23 November 1986.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

501 stations

501 station records on 23 November 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stampede Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shelton	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yeso 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Klipkop-Irr	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record low maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rijeka	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kameeldrift-Irr	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Tacoma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chileka	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pedernal 9 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Des Moines	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Airi (Rochedo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Man	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen 20NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roy	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cotonou	Benin	Record low maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Center 4 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

501 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 72.

Records on 23 November 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	72

Records on 23 November 1986 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 27, daily 472.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

387 broken records

Margins by which the 387 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 1986

Top 20 records on 23 November 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1986	Stampede Pass, US	daily rain	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1986	Angleton 2 W, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1986	Plain, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1986	Grapeview 3 SW, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1986	Graz, AT	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1986	Centralia, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1986	Olympia AP, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1986	Shelton, US	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1986	Yeso 2 S, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1986	Golden, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1986	Klipkop-Irr, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1986	Estancia 4N, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1986	Melrose, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1986	Forks 1 E, US	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1986	Lake City 2 E, US	monthly high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1986	Golden, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1986	Podor, SN	daily low max	28.4 C (83.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	125 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1986	Mt Vernon 3 WNW, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1986	Rijeka, HR	daily rain	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1986	Kameeldrift-Irr, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	41 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1986. 1986 had 501 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	345
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1