Weather Records on 28 November 1929

192 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 November 1929. Highest significance: Hay Springs, US.

Key Facts for 28 November 1929

On 28 November 1929, 192 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 178 daily.
Hay Springs set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 28 November 1929.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

192 stations

192 station records on 28 November 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 November 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Old Mission	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

192 records

Records set or tied on 28 November 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 46, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 28 November 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	46
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 28 November 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 178.

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 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 November 1929

Top 20 records on 28 November 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 November 1929	Hay Springs, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1929	Albion, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1929	White River, CA	monthly low max	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1929	Orillia, CA	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1929	Masset Airport, CA	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1929	Calumet, US	monthly low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1929	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1929	Chicoutimi, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	49 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1929	Cle Elum, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1929	Bancroft, CA	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	46 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1929	Hiram, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1929	Ellensburg, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1929	Oshkosh, US	monthly low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1929	Old Halls Creek, AU	monthly high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1929	Glendive, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1929	Emporium 1 E, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.1 cm (1.2 in)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1929	Waterville, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1929	Port Arthur, CA	daily low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	41 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1929	London South, CA	monthly low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1929	Owosso Wwtp, US	monthly low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	29 years	22 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1929. 1929 had 192 records.

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

Records on 11-28 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1797	1
1807	1
1815	1
1827	1
1829	1
1831	2
1838	1
1839	1
1844	1
1849	2
1850	1
1851	1
1856	4
1857	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	2
1872	3
1873	2
1874	2
1875	2
1878	2
1879	1
1883	2
1884	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	8
1892	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	5
1901	4
1902	7
1903	25
1904	11
1905	24
1906	21
1907	10
1908	4
1909	39
1910	8
1911	62
1912	24
1913	34
1914	19
1915	33
1916	27
1917	68
1918	13
1919	31
1920	166
1921	50
1922	38
1923	77
1924	55
1925	76
1926	90
1927	545
1928	62
1929	192
1930	749
1931	143
1932	307
1933	203
1934	544
1935	257
1936	252
1937	629
1938	553
1939	240
1940	445
1941	349
1942	232
1943	143
1944	193
1945	236
1946	372
1947	201
1948	752
1949	1,211
1950	506
1951	272
1952	1,051
1953	277
1954	200
1955	1,042
1956	355
1957	240
1958	1,066
1959	730
1960	986
1961	325
1962	413
1963	246
1964	690
1965	301
1966	807
1967	421
1968	799
1969	631
1970	567
1971	500
1972	360
1973	1,483
1974	398
1975	1,069
1976	2,175
1977	1,024
1978	825
1979	536
1980	799
1981	677
1982	842
1983	1,979
1984	1,014
1985	2,376
1986	718
1987	927
1988	810
1989	809
1990	1,642
1991	782
1992	926
1993	1,290
1994	1,267
1995	963
1996	1,161
1997	1,128
1998	1,922
1999	775
2000	726
2001	1,543
2002	1,104
2003	657
2004	770
2005	1,430
2006	1,710
2007	412
2008	849
2009	609
2010	1,533
2011	1,139
2012	698
2013	946
2014	1,210
2015	986
2016	474
2017	751
2018	852
2019	1,197
2020	318
2021	1,137
2022	496
2023	592
2024	456
2025	306

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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	131
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1