Weather Records on 24 November 1928

110 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 November 1928. Highest significance: George Airport, ZA.

Key Facts for 24 November 1928

On 24 November 1928, 110 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 107 daily.
George Airport set a daily record precipitation of 89.1 mm (3.5 in) on 24 November 1928.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

110 stations

110 station records on 24 November 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 November 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

110 records

Records set or tied on 24 November 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 62, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 24 November 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	62
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 November 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 107.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

95 broken records

Margins by which the 95 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 November 1928

Top 20 records on 24 November 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 November 1928	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1928	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1928	Lottering (Bos), ZA	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1928	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1928	Herschel, ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1928	Millwood (Bos), ZA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1928	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1928	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1928	Boras, SE	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1928	Tsomo (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1928	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1928	Yerevan, AM	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1928	Ladismith (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1928	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1928	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1928	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1928	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	13.5 C (56.3 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	45 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1928	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	17 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1928	Duaringa Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1928	Sussex, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	30 years	21 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

1793 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1928. 1928 had 110 records.

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

Records on 11-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1812	1
1824	2
1831	1
1836	1
1838	1
1841	1
1846	1
1852	2
1853	1
1856	2
1858	3
1863	1
1865	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	1
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	6
1889	1
1890	6
1892	3
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	12
1903	8
1904	15
1905	17
1906	19
1907	14
1908	53
1909	30
1910	9
1911	47
1912	24
1913	26
1914	64
1915	20
1916	97
1917	110
1918	18
1919	43
1920	21
1921	60
1922	66
1923	164
1924	261
1925	132
1926	107
1927	410
1928	110
1929	226
1930	368
1931	945
1932	186
1933	211
1934	100
1935	221
1936	216
1937	302
1938	778
1939	234
1940	439
1941	166
1942	490
1943	192
1944	418
1945	226
1946	368
1947	745
1948	459
1949	487
1950	1,821
1951	627
1952	762
1953	280
1954	315
1955	621
1956	732
1957	282
1958	650
1959	665
1960	318
1961	660
1962	299
1963	351
1964	330
1965	1,334
1966	840
1967	294
1968	271
1969	284
1970	1,493
1971	836
1972	633
1973	1,513
1974	434
1975	844
1976	412
1977	1,071
1978	703
1979	1,458
1980	1,053
1981	910
1982	1,223
1983	1,370
1984	1,074
1985	2,300
1986	713
1987	781
1988	904
1989	1,005
1990	1,031
1991	928
1992	1,515
1993	2,296
1994	792
1995	956
1996	1,232
1997	489
1998	893
1999	1,202
2000	705
2001	1,808
2002	755
2003	1,166
2004	1,255
2005	1,115
2006	992
2007	1,001
2008	777
2009	889
2010	1,626
2011	1,046
2012	370
2013	1,155
2014	1,016
2015	493
2016	452
2017	1,526
2018	535
2019	323
2020	391
2021	451
2022	378
2023	554
2024	755
2025	453

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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 10	75
10 to 20	8
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	2