Weather Records on 23 November 1990

756 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 1990. Highest significance: Sweetgrass, US.

Key Facts for 23 November 1990

On 23 November 1990, 756 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
500 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 746 daily.
Sweetgrass set a monthly record daily precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 23 November 1990.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

756 stations

756 station records on 23 November 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sweetgrass	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Floraville Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yallourn Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zwartrandjes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emory	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Niu Ridge 1035	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Ano Bom Do Tiete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wenatchee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bude	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Parral	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kekaha 944	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Villahermosa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth: Mountbatten	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Emblem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bochum	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Puente Colgante	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hukipo 945	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kolo 1033	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aberporth	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wenatchee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chewelah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

756 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 234, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 266, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 23 November 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	234
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	266
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 23 November 1990 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 746.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

604 broken records

Margins by which the 604 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 1990

Top 20 records on 23 November 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1990	Sweetgrass, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1990	Floraville Downs Station, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1990	Mana 1026, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1990	Kotzebue AP, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	7.2 cm (2.8 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1990	Naalehu 14, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1990	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1990	Yallourn Sec, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1990	Zwartrandjes, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1990	Maysville Wwtp, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1990	Republic, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1990	Blagovescensk, RU	daily high min	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	75 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1990	Emory, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1990	Niu Ridge 1035, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1990	Fazenda Ano Bom Do Tiete, BR	daily rain	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1990	Cle Elum, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1990	Newport, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1990	Northport, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1990	Wenatchee, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1990	Bude, GB	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1990	Bom Jardim, BR	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	35 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1990. 1990 had 756 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 20	584
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1