Weather Records on 11 November 1928

88 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 November 1928. Highest significance: Port Douglas - Warner St, AU.

Key Facts for 11 November 1928

On 11 November 1928, 88 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 86 daily.
Port Douglas - Warner St set a daily record precipitation of 70.4 mm (2.8 in) on 11 November 1928.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

88 stations

88 station records on 11 November 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 November 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	82.0 cm (32.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	59.0 cm (23.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mein Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mareeba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record snow depth	87.0 cm (34.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Clarke River Telecom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Karumba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgandramine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Corrong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Przhevalsk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

88 records

Records set or tied on 11 November 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 36, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 11 November 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	36
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 11 November 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 86.

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 420.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 November 1928

Top 20 records on 11 November 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 November 1928	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1928	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily snow depth	82.0 cm (32.3 in)	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1928	Krakmo, NO	daily snow depth	59.0 cm (23.2 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1928	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1928	Edenton, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1928	Mein Station, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1928	Hafslo, NO	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1928	Bowen Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1928	Oxford, GB	daily high max	15.3 C (59.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	46 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1928	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1928	Sheffield, GB	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1928	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily low max	24.9 C (76.8 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1928	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low min	10.8 C (51.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	52 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1928	Quatsino, CA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1928	Beaufort Wwtp, US	monthly low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1928	Mareeba Post Office, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1928	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1928	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1928	Coen Post Office, AU	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1928	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	18 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

1800 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1928. 1928 had 88 records.

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

Records on 11-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1811	2
1813	1
1815	1
1835	1
1837	1
1846	1
1848	1
1849	1
1858	2
1864	2
1866	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	13
1896	4
1897	5
1898	5
1899	9
1900	6
1901	11
1902	1
1903	7
1904	13
1905	6
1906	9
1907	10
1908	12
1909	26
1910	31
1911	35
1912	17
1913	49
1914	54
1915	34
1916	72
1917	31
1918	25
1919	144
1920	118
1921	129
1922	25
1923	61
1924	343
1925	87
1926	368
1927	365
1928	88
1929	297
1930	202
1931	365
1932	252
1933	391
1934	216
1935	761
1936	479
1937	256
1938	250
1939	198
1940	873
1941	291
1942	235
1943	260
1944	333
1945	693
1946	811
1947	599
1948	305
1949	932
1950	1,035
1951	248
1952	356
1953	396
1954	543
1955	855
1956	587
1957	404
1958	206
1959	496
1960	404
1961	354
1962	324
1963	369
1964	782
1965	471
1966	769
1967	421
1968	737
1969	554
1970	1,330
1971	677
1972	423
1973	963
1974	540
1975	597
1976	644
1977	843
1978	1,558
1979	892
1980	854
1981	809
1982	1,507
1983	1,027
1984	742
1985	1,803
1986	2,470
1987	1,673
1988	685
1989	1,161
1990	1,012
1991	1,307
1992	1,418
1993	840
1994	734
1995	2,065
1996	1,159
1997	1,456
1998	1,442
1999	1,138
2000	1,623
2001	718
2002	1,553
2003	652
2004	1,069
2005	1,076
2006	1,228
2007	686
2008	950
2009	1,072
2010	1,110
2011	621
2012	1,455
2013	426
2014	828
2015	796
2016	766
2017	690
2018	967
2019	905
2020	1,558
2021	805
2022	1,583
2023	409
2024	487
2025	1,123

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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 11 November 1928
Margin	Records
0 to 100	67
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1