November 23[edit]

1960: The TIROS-2 weather satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

1977: The first of the Meteosat series of weather satellites was launched.

1984: An unusually strong early-season Nor'easter reached its peak intensity off the coast of Florida.

1992: Typhoon Gay made landfall on the island of Guam. Due to the storm's strong winds and relative lack of rain, salt water that sprayed across the island caused extensive damage to vegetation.