Weather Records on 7 November 1928

104 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 November 1928. Highest significance: Britt 3E, US.

Key Facts for 7 November 1928

On 7 November 1928, 104 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 104 daily.
Britt 3E set a daily record precipitation of 49.5 mm (1.9 in) on 7 November 1928.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

104 stations

104 station records on 7 November 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 November 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscumbia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

104 records

Records set or tied on 7 November 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 76, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 7 November 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	76
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 7 November 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 104.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

88 broken records

Margins by which the 88 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 November 1928

Top 20 records on 7 November 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 November 1928	Britt 3E, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1928	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1928	Jennings, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1928	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1928	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1928	Herschel, ZA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1928	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1928	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1928	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1928	Ft Bidwell, US	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1928	Oranjerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1928	Postville, US	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1928	Vasilevici, BY	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1928	Setif, DZ	daily rain	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1928	Biskra, DZ	daily low max	18.0 C (64.4 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1928	Aliwal North, ZA	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1928	Lake, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1928	Fayette, US	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1928	Melville, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1928	Racine Wwtp, US	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	23 years	18 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

1794 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1928. 1928 had 104 records.

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

Records on 11-07 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1834	1
1835	1
1842	1
1845	2
1847	1
1851	1
1852	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	3
1864	3
1868	2
1871	1
1873	1
1876	1
1878	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1889	3
1890	5
1891	3
1893	4
1894	1
1895	9
1896	2
1899	14
1900	3
1901	2
1902	9
1903	16
1904	4
1905	4
1906	14
1907	12
1908	18
1909	11
1910	44
1911	19
1912	68
1913	25
1914	35
1915	26
1916	94
1917	34
1918	41
1919	59
1920	18
1921	112
1922	72
1923	90
1924	858
1925	438
1926	79
1927	398
1928	104
1929	104
1930	476
1931	500
1932	320
1933	449
1934	714
1935	302
1936	649
1937	209
1938	1,381
1939	214
1940	198
1941	344
1942	467
1943	550
1944	612
1945	846
1946	471
1947	313
1948	516
1949	554
1950	212
1951	1,356
1952	249
1953	1,170
1954	297
1955	487
1956	295
1957	314
1958	206
1959	1,315
1960	374
1961	347
1962	337
1963	694
1964	277
1965	241
1966	657
1967	780
1968	534
1969	624
1970	483
1971	1,487
1972	565
1973	912
1974	511
1975	1,233
1976	493
1977	1,030
1978	622
1979	513
1980	1,522
1981	616
1982	482
1983	835
1984	460
1985	489
1986	1,198
1987	760
1988	746
1989	980
1990	1,501
1991	3,082
1992	1,084
1993	1,211
1994	910
1995	1,165
1996	2,102
1997	1,053
1998	921
1999	1,535
2000	2,129
2001	1,024
2002	711
2003	1,424
2004	766
2005	1,443
2006	1,556
2007	557
2008	875
2009	798
2010	1,271
2011	1,039
2012	852
2013	809
2014	368
2015	1,676
2016	1,048
2017	848
2018	514
2019	594
2020	1,508
2021	490
2022	1,293
2023	684
2024	1,293
2025	319

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 November 1928
Margin	Records
0 to 10	73
10 to 20	8
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	2