Weather Records on 23 November 1928

185 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 1928. Highest significance: Riversdale, ZA.

Key Facts for 23 November 1928

On 23 November 1928, 185 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 180 daily.
Riversdale set an all-time record daily precipitation of 135.9 mm (5.4 in) on 23 November 1928.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

185 stations

185 station records on 23 November 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Point Amour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goldberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

185 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 80, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 November 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	80
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 November 1928 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 180.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

150 broken records

Margins by which the 150 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 1928

Top 20 records on 23 November 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1928	Riversdale, ZA	all-time rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1928	Strawberry Hill (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1928	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1928	George Airport, ZA	monthly rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1928	Hedal I Valdres, NO	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1928	Heerde, NL	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1928	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1928	Swellendam (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1928	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1928	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1928	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1928	Tbilisi, GE	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1928	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1928	Point Amour, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1928	Lifjell, NO	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1928	Fort Cunynghame (Bos), ZA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1928	Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1928	Jhb-Joubert Park, ZA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1928	Uccle, BE	daily high max	14.3 C (57.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	55 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1928	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	54 years	24 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

1821 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1928. 1928 had 185 records.

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

Records on 11-23 in each year
Year	Records
1821	3
1829	2
1831	2
1835	1
1846	1
1851	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	5
1861	1
1864	1
1865	3
1871	1
1872	2
1874	2
1877	1
1880	4
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1888	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	1
1893	1
1896	1
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	3
1901	1
1902	7
1903	4
1904	22
1905	12
1906	21
1907	27
1908	47
1909	35
1910	8
1911	78
1912	22
1913	61
1914	43
1915	27
1916	73
1917	214
1918	31
1919	33
1920	36
1921	28
1922	36
1923	104
1924	261
1925	129
1926	130
1927	364
1928	185
1929	516
1930	147
1931	1,232
1932	201
1933	221
1934	317
1935	252
1936	249
1937	497
1938	494
1939	216
1940	540
1941	526
1942	460
1943	149
1944	212
1945	316
1946	361
1947	739
1948	513
1949	434
1950	1,012
1951	386
1952	385
1953	568
1954	515
1955	600
1956	1,038
1957	561
1958	440
1959	418
1960	195
1961	572
1962	349
1963	652
1964	775
1965	870
1966	721
1967	403
1968	443
1969	237
1970	861
1971	1,124
1972	679
1973	823
1974	495
1975	735
1976	420
1977	964
1978	840
1979	1,276
1980	879
1981	905
1982	1,035
1983	1,739
1984	1,228
1985	1,983
1986	501
1987	568
1988	1,162
1989	1,381
1990	756
1991	1,160
1992	1,462
1993	1,363
1994	900
1995	942
1996	1,284
1997	501
1998	1,394
1999	1,540
2000	731
2001	1,031
2002	1,099
2003	1,837
2004	977
2005	1,047
2006	1,154
2007	990
2008	1,288
2009	874
2010	1,529
2011	1,200
2012	661
2013	978
2014	774
2015	626
2016	642
2017	1,755
2018	692
2019	320
2020	422
2021	336
2022	298
2023	406
2024	622
2025	580

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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 20	135
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1