Weather Records on 23 November 2005

1,047 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 2005. Highest significance: Zonia Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 23 November 2005

On 23 November 2005, 1,047 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
495 were record highs and 274 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 1,026 daily.
Zonia Downs set a daily record precipitation of 54.0 mm (2.1 in) on 23 November 2005.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,047 stations

1,047 station records on 23 November 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zonia Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gregory Downs Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Werris Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Riversleigh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wellshot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Leslie Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedoo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morstone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake Stream	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kasane	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cimljansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Macalister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lajes Ab	Portugal	Record low minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Doctors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing Capital City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yelarbon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Whyenbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moorang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yannergee (Dobroyd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carawatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Applethorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wondalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis de la Paz	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kadoka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,047 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 286, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 209, Lowest daily minimum 194, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 69, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 23 November 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	286
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	209
Lowest daily minimum	194
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	69
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 23 November 2005 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 1,026.

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 107.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 2005

Top 20 records on 23 November 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 2005	Zonia Downs, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	80 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 November 2005	Boggabilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 November 2005	Gregory Downs Outstation, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	90 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 November 2005	Werris Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	113 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 November 2005	Riversleigh Station, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	116 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2005	Wellshot, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2005	Leslie Dam, AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2005	Breeza (Main Street), AU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	94 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2005	Ringarooma (Charles Street), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2005	Lawn Hill, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2005	Dunedoo Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2005	Skagway, US	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	87 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2005	Gustavus, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2005	Morstone Station, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2005	Grand Lake Stream, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2005	Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang), AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2005	Kasane, BW	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2005	Cimljansk, RU	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2005	McKinlay Roadhouse, AU	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2005	Clifton Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	45 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 2005. 2005 had 1,047 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	741
20 to 40	66
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1