Weather Records on 23 November 2008

1,288 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 2008. Highest significance: Laverton, AU.

Key Facts for 23 November 2008

On 23 November 2008, 1,288 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
309 were record highs and 465 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,241 daily.
Laverton set a daily record precipitation of 40.0 mm (1.6 in) on 23 November 2008.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

1,288 stations

1,288 station records on 23 November 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Laverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Barrett Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.8 mm (4.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tubbut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Milgun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Erica (Parkers Corner)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Woodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fernbank (Towri)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Meerlieu (Springvale West)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yundamindra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Redmond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Heltermaa	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Suomussalmi Haapovaara	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe 838.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madoonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Windrush	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Darriman (Tarralangi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yakabindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sarsfield East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yellanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cabbage Tree Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rautavaara Yla-Luosta	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wongawol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bete Bolong (Russells Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia Creek (Little Plain)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lanihau 68.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Reefton (Upper Yarra Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Illgararie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Idracowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pali Golf Course 788.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coen Airport Evap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Club Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto San Carlos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,288 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 196, Lowest daily maximum 232, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 233, Heaviest daily rainfall 422, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 77.

Records on 23 November 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	196
Lowest daily maximum	232
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	233
Heaviest daily rainfall	422
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	77

Records on 23 November 2008 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 45, daily 1,241.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,060 broken records

Margins by which the 1,060 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 2008

Top 20 records on 23 November 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 2008	Laverton, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	98 years	79 of 100 (Major)
23 November 2008	Barrett Meadows, AU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	94 years	76 of 100 (Major)
23 November 2008	Buchan, AU	daily rain	119.8 mm (4.7 in)	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	66 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 November 2008	Bonang, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 November 2008	Tubbut, AU	monthly rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 November 2008	Svenska Hogarna, SE	monthly rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 November 2008	Milgun, AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 November 2008	Bulloo Downs, AU	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2008	Grassmere, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2008	Erica (Parkers Corner), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2008	Woodlands, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2008	Fernbank (Towri), AU	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2008	Meerlieu (Springvale West), AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2008	Yundamindra, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2008	Redmond, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2008	Sturt Meadows, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2008	Delegate (Weewalla), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2008	Heltermaa, EE	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2008	Suomussalmi Haapovaara, FI	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2008	Lien I Selbu, NO	monthly snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	107 years	50 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 2008. 2008 had 1,288 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	959
20 to 40	60
40 to 60	25
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	4
140 to 160	1