Weather Records on 23 November 2002

1,099 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 2002. Highest significance: Basin, US.

Key Facts for 23 November 2002

On 23 November 2002, 1,099 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
349 were record highs and 485 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 65 monthly and 1,028 daily.
Basin set a monthly record daily snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 23 November 2002.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,099 stations

1,099 station records on 23 November 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Trident	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dubois	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Greybull	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wickepin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Puntilla	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Minni Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Emblem	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mariedal	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Galion Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shell	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuballing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Louisefred	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greybull	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Botanisk Have	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Temilpa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandakan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Austin 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milpa Alta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moroleon	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sells	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cuautla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Presa San Ildefonso	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
East London	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rockypoint 7NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Temascales	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Becanchen	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,099 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 197, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 401, Heaviest daily rainfall 170, Heaviest daily snowfall 62, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 23 November 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	197
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	401
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	62
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 23 November 2002 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 65, daily 1,028.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

824 broken records

Margins by which the 824 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 173.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 2002

Top 20 records on 23 November 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 2002	Basin, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	81 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 November 2002	Trident, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 November 2002	Seward AP, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	80 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 November 2002	Dubois, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 November 2002	Greybull, US	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2002	Wickepin, AU	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	85 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2002	Puntilla, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2002	Minni Downs, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2002	Emblem, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	87 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2002	Morrisville 6 SW, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2002	Cornwall, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2002	Manati 2 E, PR	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2002	Mariedal, SE	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2002	Boulder, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2002	Madrid, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2002	Galion Wtr Wks, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2002	Philippi, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2002	Shell, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2002	Cuballing, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	85 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2002	Louisefred, SE	monthly rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	35 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 2002. 2002 had 1,099 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 25	753
25 to 50	39
50 to 75	15
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	6
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	3