Weather Records on 28 November 1917

68 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 November 1917. Highest significance: East London -Signal STN, ZA.

Key Facts for 28 November 1917

On 28 November 1917, 68 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 64 daily.
East London -Signal STN set a daily record precipitation of 69.3 mm (2.7 in) on 28 November 1917.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

68 stations

68 station records on 28 November 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 November 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tarriaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-23.5 C (-10.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-37.5 C (-35.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

68 records

Records set or tied on 28 November 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 42, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 28 November 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	42
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 November 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 64.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

60 broken records

Margins by which the 60 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 November 1917

Top 20 records on 28 November 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 November 1917	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1917	Yardley Chase, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1917	Peddie (Mag), ZA	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1917	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1917	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1917	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1917	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1917	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1917	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1917	Pointe Au Pere, CA	monthly low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1917	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1917	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1917	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1917	Middleburg, ZA	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1917	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1917	Kazan, RU	daily rain	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1917	Wellwood, ZA	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1917	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1917	Graaff Reinet, ZA	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1917	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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

1793 to 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1917. 1917 had 68 records.

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

Records on 11-28 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1797	1
1807	1
1815	1
1827	1
1829	1
1831	2
1838	1
1839	1
1844	1
1849	2
1850	1
1851	1
1856	4
1857	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	2
1872	3
1873	2
1874	2
1875	2
1878	2
1879	1
1883	2
1884	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	8
1892	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	5
1901	4
1902	7
1903	25
1904	11
1905	24
1906	21
1907	10
1908	4
1909	39
1910	8
1911	62
1912	24
1913	34
1914	19
1915	33
1916	27
1917	68
1918	13
1919	31
1920	166
1921	50
1922	38
1923	77
1924	55
1925	76
1926	90
1927	545
1928	62
1929	192
1930	749
1931	143
1932	307
1933	203
1934	544
1935	257
1936	252
1937	629
1938	553
1939	240
1940	445
1941	349
1942	232
1943	143
1944	193
1945	236
1946	372
1947	201
1948	752
1949	1,211
1950	506
1951	272
1952	1,051
1953	277
1954	200
1955	1,042
1956	355
1957	240
1958	1,066
1959	730
1960	986
1961	325
1962	413
1963	246
1964	690
1965	301
1966	807
1967	421
1968	799
1969	631
1970	567
1971	500
1972	360
1973	1,483
1974	398
1975	1,069
1976	2,175
1977	1,024
1978	825
1979	536
1980	799
1981	677
1982	842
1983	1,979
1984	1,014
1985	2,376
1986	718
1987	927
1988	810
1989	809
1990	1,642
1991	782
1992	926
1993	1,290
1994	1,267
1995	963
1996	1,161
1997	1,128
1998	1,922
1999	775
2000	726
2001	1,543
2002	1,104
2003	657
2004	770
2005	1,430
2006	1,710
2007	412
2008	849
2009	609
2010	1,533
2011	1,139
2012	698
2013	946
2014	1,210
2015	986
2016	474
2017	751
2018	852
2019	1,197
2020	318
2021	1,137
2022	496
2023	592
2024	456
2025	306

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	41
10 to 20	9
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1