Weather Records on 3 November 1928

236 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1928. Highest significance: Fairbury 7S, US.

Key Facts for 3 November 1928

On 3 November 1928, 236 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 232 daily.
Fairbury 7S set a daily record snow depth of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 3 November 1928.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

236 stations

236 station records on 3 November 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewin (Boona Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Curramulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

236 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 71, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 3 November 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	71
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 3 November 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 232.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

193 broken records

Margins by which the 193 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1928

Top 20 records on 3 November 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1928	Fairbury 7S, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1928	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1928	Greensburg, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1928	Le Mars, US	daily snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1928	Torrens Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1928	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1928	South Comongin, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1928	Upper Mattole, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	22 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1928	Olga 2 SE, US	monthly high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1928	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1928	Mitchell 2 N, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1928	Albion, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1928	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	54 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1928	Corning, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1928	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1928	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1928	Thomasville, US	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	21 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1928	Tiffin, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1928	Derry 4 SW, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1928	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	47 years	21 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

1821 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1928. 1928 had 236 records.

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

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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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 200	189
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1