Weather Records on 21 November 1928

109 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 November 1928. Highest significance: Watford, CA.

Key Facts for 21 November 1928

On 21 November 1928, 109 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 109 daily.
Watford set a daily record snowfall of 11.4 cm (4.5 in) on 21 November 1928.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

109 stations

109 station records on 21 November 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 November 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Watford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Watford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

109 records

Records set or tied on 21 November 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 32, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 21 November 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	32
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 21 November 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 109.

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 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 November 1928

Top 20 records on 21 November 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 1928	Watford, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1928	Uccle, BE	daily high max	14.5 C (58.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	86 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1928	Krakmo, NO	daily snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1928	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1928	Aseral, NO	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1928	Toronto Agincourt, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	13 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1928	Reading Wb City, US	daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1928	Varberg, SE	daily rain	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1928	Vinga, SE	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1928	Halden, NO	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1928	Kirensk, RU	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1928	Stromsfoss Sluse, NO	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	37 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1928	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1928	Lottering (Bos), ZA	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1928	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily high min	6.0 C (42.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1928	London South, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	17 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1928	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1928	Maly Uzen', RU	daily rain	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1928	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1928	Brinkley, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	33 years	17 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

1803 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1928. 1928 had 109 records.

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

Records on 11-21 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1816	2
1821	2
1829	1
1835	1
1839	1
1844	1
1847	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	4
1866	1
1868	1
1870	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1876	2
1879	4
1880	4
1881	1
1882	1
1883	3
1887	3
1889	1
1890	7
1893	1
1894	4
1896	1
1897	4
1898	3
1899	4
1900	7
1901	5
1902	7
1903	5
1904	9
1905	3
1906	14
1907	7
1908	9
1909	18
1910	23
1911	19
1912	14
1913	79
1914	51
1915	21
1916	66
1917	248
1918	12
1919	22
1920	36
1921	96
1922	42
1923	27
1924	104
1925	73
1926	420
1927	108
1928	109
1929	467
1930	243
1931	682
1932	162
1933	381
1934	578
1935	62
1936	192
1937	1,309
1938	119
1939	303
1940	337
1941	329
1942	662
1943	212
1944	250
1945	308
1946	604
1947	540
1948	414
1949	588
1950	904
1951	605
1952	424
1953	408
1954	927
1955	419
1956	624
1957	442
1958	407
1959	460
1960	691
1961	738
1962	524
1963	601
1964	1,014
1965	448
1966	589
1967	336
1968	358
1969	611
1970	400
1971	514
1972	735
1973	1,100
1974	809
1975	548
1976	315
1977	1,313
1978	1,034
1979	1,409
1980	805
1981	939
1982	807
1983	1,066
1984	525
1985	1,808
1986	815
1987	949
1988	928
1989	797
1990	1,337
1991	944
1992	1,375
1993	1,413
1994	1,179
1995	1,084
1996	1,882
1997	449
1998	1,312
1999	920
2000	1,191
2001	811
2002	847
2003	1,007
2004	873
2005	491
2006	1,181
2007	936
2008	1,079
2009	1,131
2010	894
2011	944
2012	792
2013	543
2014	815
2015	785
2016	1,000
2017	687
2018	391
2019	653
2020	421
2021	296
2022	824
2023	584
2024	519
2025	745

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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 2026-10-15 (15 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	79
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1