Weather Records on 23 November 1987

568 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 1987. Highest significance: Hull, GB.

Key Facts for 23 November 1987

On 23 November 1987, 568 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
168 were record highs and 256 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 556 daily.
Hull set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 23 November 1987.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

568 stations

568 station records on 23 November 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Montpellier-Aeroport	France	Record daily precipitation	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Novomirgorod	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-36.5 C (-33.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.7 C (105.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jajome Alto	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kotlas	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.8 C (-12.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-32.5 C (-26.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pervomajskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-34.5 C (-30.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.1 C (-38.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Omsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bakchar	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-34.9 C (-30.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mtwara	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bolotnoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-33.8 C (-28.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zhizhgin Mayak	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Verhneimbatsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-41.5 C (-42.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Duvan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-25.7 C (-14.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Onega	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Troitsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.8 C (-12.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pervomajskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.9 C (-43.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rebriha	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.6 C (-15.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Ozernoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Culpanovo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kuzedeevo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-25.9 C (-14.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clarks Siding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Acude	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Janaul	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Makuschino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.1 C (-31.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tajga	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Novosibirsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Adamovka	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Plymouth AWS	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bolotnoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.0 C (-36.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-34.6 C (-30.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Big Wells 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rijeka	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zhizhgin Mayak	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.8 C (7.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bor	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-39.9 C (-39.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bor	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-45.3 C (-49.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kemerovo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zilair	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwell 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Inhumas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Ozernoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-45.1 C (-49.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lensk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-41.8 C (-43.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

568 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 141, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 115, Heaviest daily rainfall 126, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 23 November 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	141
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	115
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 23 November 1987 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 556.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

484 broken records

Margins by which the 484 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 1987

Top 20 records on 23 November 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1987	Hull, GB	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1987	Hull, GB	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1987	Montpellier-Aeroport, FR	daily rain	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1987	Novomirgorod, UA	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1987	Petropavlovsk, KZ	daily low min	-36.5 C (-33.7 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1987	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily high max	40.7 C (105.3 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	82 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1987	Jajome Alto, PR	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1987	Kotlas, RU	daily low max	-24.8 C (-12.6 F)	12.2 C (22.0 F)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1987	Semej, KZ	daily low min	-32.5 C (-26.5 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	80 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1987	Pervomajskoe, RU	daily low max	-34.5 C (-30.1 F)	8.8 C (15.8 F)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1987	Tatarsk, RU	daily low min	-39.1 C (-38.4 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	70 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1987	Kurgan, RU	daily low min	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	70 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1987	Omsk, RU	daily low min	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	70 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1987	Bakchar, RU	daily low max	-34.9 C (-30.8 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1987	Tomsk, RU	daily low max	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	9.6 C (17.3 F)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1987	Mtwara, TZ	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1987	Chippewa Lake, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1987	Huatusco de Chicuellar, MX	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1987	Bolotnoe, RU	daily low max	-33.8 C (-28.8 F)	8.5 C (15.3 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1987	Astana, KZ	daily low max	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	70 years	29 of 100 (Routine)

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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1987. 1987 had 568 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 10	445
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1