Weather Records on 6 November 1928

86 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 November 1928. Highest significance: Inkerman Station, AU.

Key Facts for 6 November 1928

On 6 November 1928, 86 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 82 daily.
Inkerman Station set a daily record precipitation of 89.9 mm (3.5 in) on 6 November 1928.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

86 stations

86 station records on 6 November 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 November 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ringwood 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McDonald	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brazoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Clyde State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lardner (Brandie Braes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Dandenong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

86 records

Records set or tied on 6 November 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 55, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 6 November 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	55
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 6 November 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 82.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

72 broken records

Margins by which the 72 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 November 1928

Top 20 records on 6 November 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 November 1928	Inkerman Station, AU	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1928	Gladstone Post Office, AU	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1928	Herberton White St, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1928	Irvinebank, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1928	Victoria Cp&L, US	monthly rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1928	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	34 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1928	Gatcombe Head, AU	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1928	Mt Perry the Pines, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1928	Langmorn, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1928	Duaringa Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1928	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1928	Gannapan, ZA	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1928	Ashton 1N, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1928	Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1928	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1928	Stratford, AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1928	Kennebec, US	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1928	Emu Park Hill St, AU	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1928	Ringwood 2, AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1928	Walterhall, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	19 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1928. 1928 had 86 records.

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

Records on 11-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	1
1812	1
1819	1
1828	2
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1842	3
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1856	2
1858	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	3
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	4
1904	6
1905	15
1906	13
1907	13
1908	21
1909	7
1910	52
1911	27
1912	53
1913	20
1914	36
1915	20
1916	127
1917	30
1918	40
1919	60
1920	53
1921	98
1922	84
1923	119
1924	737
1925	139
1926	123
1927	405
1928	86
1929	89
1930	439
1931	284
1932	307
1933	661
1934	626
1935	527
1936	356
1937	124
1938	1,098
1939	390
1940	201
1941	512
1942	373
1943	238
1944	459
1945	498
1946	682
1947	405
1948	1,219
1949	517
1950	314
1951	1,832
1952	193
1953	1,218
1954	442
1955	311
1956	431
1957	359
1958	227
1959	1,800
1960	388
1961	480
1962	343
1963	493
1964	259
1965	272
1966	548
1967	889
1968	463
1969	756
1970	407
1971	789
1972	387
1973	1,110
1974	355
1975	1,381
1976	653
1977	966
1978	762
1979	581
1980	1,353
1981	673
1982	698
1983	650
1984	536
1985	664
1986	810
1987	806
1988	1,010
1989	1,048
1990	1,240
1991	2,360
1992	1,450
1993	965
1994	1,368
1995	1,464
1996	1,720
1997	849
1998	752
1999	1,367
2000	1,575
2001	879
2002	1,220
2003	2,143
2004	828
2005	1,176
2006	1,397
2007	591
2008	1,266
2009	916
2010	1,349
2011	1,046
2012	894
2013	871
2014	453
2015	1,664
2016	838
2017	1,069
2018	633
2019	561
2020	1,351
2021	456
2022	907
2023	719
2024	1,239
2025	502

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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 50	68
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1