Weather Records on 12 November 1928

99 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 November 1928. Highest significance: Cardwell Marine Pde, AU.

Key Facts for 12 November 1928

On 12 November 1928, 99 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 95 daily.
Cardwell Marine Pde set a daily record precipitation of 90.9 mm (3.6 in) on 12 November 1928.
Across 156 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

99 stations

99 station records on 12 November 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 November 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grassy Hill Radio Otc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clarke River Telecom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	59.0 cm (23.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McDonnell Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record snow depth	82.0 cm (32.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mareeba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ventspils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mein Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

99 records

Records set or tied on 12 November 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 36, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 12 November 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	36
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 12 November 1928 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 95.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

83 broken records

Margins by which the 83 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 November 1928

Top 20 records on 12 November 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 November 1928	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1928	Ingham Post Office, AU	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1928	Cooktown Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1928	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1928	Cape York Post Office, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1928	Innisfail, AU	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1928	Grassy Hill Radio Otc, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1928	Clarke River Telecom, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1928	Krakmo, NO	daily snow depth	59.0 cm (23.2 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1928	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1928	McDonnell Station, AU	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1928	Cairns Post Office, AU	monthly low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1928	Goondi Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1928	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1928	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily low max	27.1 C (80.8 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1928	San Jose, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1928	Port Jervis, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1928	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1928	Darwin Post Office, AU	all-time high min	32.1 C (89.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	2 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1928	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	46 years	23 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

1802 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1928. 1928 had 99 records.

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

Records on 11-12 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1804	1
1823	1
1835	3
1848	1
1849	1
1859	1
1862	2
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1881	7
1882	3
1885	1
1886	3
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	2
1894	6
1895	20
1896	1
1897	7
1898	3
1899	1
1901	6
1902	20
1903	7
1904	10
1905	14
1906	15
1907	6
1908	9
1909	30
1910	34
1911	56
1912	21
1913	51
1914	18
1915	20
1916	217
1917	29
1918	16
1919	85
1920	198
1921	141
1922	61
1923	99
1924	355
1925	203
1926	224
1927	193
1928	99
1929	203
1930	191
1931	442
1932	237
1933	267
1934	292
1935	458
1936	418
1937	227
1938	529
1939	171
1940	806
1941	294
1942	173
1943	178
1944	398
1945	500
1946	428
1947	532
1948	156
1949	891
1950	458
1951	489
1952	312
1953	413
1954	393
1955	807
1956	243
1957	282
1958	290
1959	605
1960	629
1961	348
1962	233
1963	273
1964	790
1965	362
1966	517
1967	400
1968	1,185
1969	670
1970	872
1971	566
1972	716
1973	1,029
1974	559
1975	580
1976	1,236
1977	767
1978	1,278
1979	686
1980	860
1981	805
1982	1,338
1983	1,116
1984	738
1985	1,727
1986	1,839
1987	1,480
1988	941
1989	1,385
1990	971
1991	1,150
1992	1,247
1993	1,145
1994	1,025
1995	1,856
1996	1,235
1997	1,334
1998	1,214
1999	1,762
2000	1,796
2001	772
2002	1,057
2003	1,100
2004	847
2005	1,017
2006	827
2007	617
2008	680
2009	1,124
2010	1,229
2011	572
2012	1,008
2013	703
2014	1,192
2015	711
2016	609
2017	446
2018	1,277
2019	2,525
2020	1,086
2021	895
2022	1,516
2023	437
2024	396
2025	734

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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	72
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1