Weather Records on 28 November 1920

166 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 November 1920. Highest significance: Belair (State Flora Nursery), AU.

Key Facts for 28 November 1920

On 28 November 1920, 166 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 162 daily.
Belair (State Flora Nursery) set a daily record precipitation of 26.2 mm (1.0 in) on 28 November 1920.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

166 stations

166 station records on 28 November 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 November 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dingo Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Johnburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Callington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blyth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Koolunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Miltalie (Poodra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Whittata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wandearah North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Torrens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coonalpyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Langhorne Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mitcham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mannum Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland (Weetulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Freeling Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Glen Osmond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Battunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manna Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Bridge Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narridy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamley Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kongal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

166 records

Records set or tied on 28 November 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 28 November 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 November 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 162.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

162 broken records

Margins by which the 162 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 November 1920

Top 20 records on 28 November 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 November 1920	Belair (State Flora Nursery), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1920	Burra (Kooringa), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1920	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1920	Adelaide (Thorndon Park), AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1920	Bridgewater, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1920	Lobethal, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1920	Dingo Vale, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1920	Uraidla, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1920	Woodside, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1920	Weldon, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1920	Blinman, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1920	Crystal Brook, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1920	Johnburgh Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1920	Tempe Downs, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1920	Wirrabara, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1920	Callington, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1920	Quorn (Depot Flat), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1920	Blyth, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1920	Koolunga, AU	monthly rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1920	Miltalie (Poodra), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	26 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 166 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1920-11-28: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 November 1920
Margin	Records
0 to 10	86
10 to 20	57
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1