Weather Records on 28 November 1939

240 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 November 1939. Highest significance: Verwoedburg-Mu"Lytteltn", ZA.

Key Facts for 28 November 1939

On 28 November 1939, 240 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 232 daily.
Verwoedburg-Mu"Lytteltn" set a monthly record daily precipitation of 110.0 mm (4.3 in) on 28 November 1939.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

240 stations

240 station records on 28 November 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 November 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Verwoedburg-Mu"Lytteltn"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rampur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Soro	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nayagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Purankot	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Angul	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chendipada	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Basudevpur (Eram)	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walsh River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadrak	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Keonjhargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Raj-Nilgiri	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Akhuapada	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Surada	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Russelkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
La Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bahragora	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rpf 126 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bolangir	India	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karanjia	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Axel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

240 records

Records set or tied on 28 November 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 146, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 November 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 November 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 232.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

212 broken records

Margins by which the 212 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 November 1939

Top 20 records on 28 November 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 November 1939	Verwoedburg-Mu"Lytteltn", ZA	monthly rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1939	Gracemere Russell St, AU	monthly rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1939	Rampur, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1939	Gordon Downs, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1939	Soro, IN	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1939	Nayagarh, IN	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1939	Ida, ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1939	Redlands, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1939	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1939	Buffelshoek, ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1939	Purankot, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1939	Exwell Park, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1939	Cape Capricorn Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1939	Angul, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1939	Chillagoe Atherton Street, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1939	Espanola, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1939	Chendipada, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1939	Derby, ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1939	Basudevpur (Eram), IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1939	Springs (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	30 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1939. 1939 had 240 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	177
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1