Weather Records on 21 November 2023

584 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 November 2023. Highest significance: Leeton (Bents Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 21 November 2023

On 21 November 2023, 584 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
283 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 566 daily.
Leeton (Bents Hill) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 101.0 mm (4.0 in) on 21 November 2023.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

584 stations

584 station records on 21 November 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 November 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leeton (Bents Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Craig	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pali Golf Course 788.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksburg Benedum AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie (Finchley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coolmunda Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yenda (Henry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wylie Creek (Aloomba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hannaford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
WFO Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hoonah	United States	Record daily snowfall	59.2 cm (23.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quantico MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Pass 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma Visitors Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Downfall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Dulles Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zadar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser Island Eurong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bybera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coominya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodspring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mize 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke-Blacksburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moogerah Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jerrabattgulla (Gilston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Agalega	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Beith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cressbrook Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Melva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sutton the Anchorage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hoonah	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

584 records

Records set or tied on 21 November 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 160, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 255, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 21 November 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	160
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	255
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 21 November 2023 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 566.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

519 broken records

Margins by which the 519 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 November 2023

Top 20 records on 21 November 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 2023	Leeton (Bents Hill), AU	monthly rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 November 2023	Craig, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 November 2023	Franklyn Vale, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	117 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2023	Natchez, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	124 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2023	Rosewood Walloon Rd, AU	daily rain	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2023	Pali Golf Course 788.1, US	daily rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2023	Clarksburg Benedum AP, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2023	University of Queensland Gatto, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2023	Craigie (Finchley), AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2023	Columbia, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	116 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2023	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	124 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2023	Coolmunda Dam, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2023	Ellsworth, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2023	Yenda (Henry Street), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2023	Wylie Creek (Aloomba), AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2023	Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge), AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2023	Barellan Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	140 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2023	Hannaford Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2023	Jackson, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2023	Englesberg Village, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	43 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

1803 to 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2023. 2023 had 584 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 11-21 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1816	2
1821	2
1829	1
1835	1
1839	1
1844	1
1847	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	4
1866	1
1868	1
1870	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1876	2
1879	4
1880	4
1881	1
1882	1
1883	3
1887	3
1889	1
1890	7
1893	1
1894	4
1896	1
1897	4
1898	3
1899	4
1900	7
1901	5
1902	7
1903	5
1904	9
1905	3
1906	14
1907	7
1908	9
1909	18
1910	23
1911	19
1912	14
1913	79
1914	51
1915	21
1916	66
1917	248
1918	12
1919	22
1920	36
1921	96
1922	42
1923	27
1924	104
1925	73
1926	420
1927	108
1928	109
1929	467
1930	243
1931	682
1932	162
1933	381
1934	578
1935	62
1936	192
1937	1,309
1938	119
1939	303
1940	337
1941	329
1942	662
1943	212
1944	250
1945	308
1946	604
1947	540
1948	414
1949	588
1950	904
1951	605
1952	424
1953	408
1954	927
1955	419
1956	624
1957	442
1958	407
1959	460
1960	691
1961	738
1962	524
1963	601
1964	1,014
1965	448
1966	589
1967	336
1968	358
1969	611
1970	400
1971	514
1972	735
1973	1,100
1974	809
1975	548
1976	315
1977	1,313
1978	1,034
1979	1,409
1980	805
1981	939
1982	807
1983	1,066
1984	525
1985	1,808
1986	815
1987	949
1988	928
1989	797
1990	1,337
1991	944
1992	1,375
1993	1,413
1994	1,179
1995	1,084
1996	1,882
1997	449
1998	1,312
1999	920
2000	1,191
2001	811
2002	847
2003	1,007
2004	873
2005	491
2006	1,181
2007	936
2008	1,079
2009	1,131
2010	894
2011	944
2012	792
2013	543
2014	815
2015	785
2016	1,000
2017	687
2018	391
2019	653
2020	421
2021	296
2022	824
2023	584
2024	519
2025	745

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	511
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1