Weather Records on 28 November 1941

349 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 November 1941. Highest significance: Fort Simpson, CA.

Key Facts for 28 November 1941

On 28 November 1941, 349 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
278 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 344 daily.
Fort Simpson set a monthly record low minimum temperature of -46.1 C (-51.0 F) on 28 November 1941.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

349 stations

349 station records on 28 November 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 November 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.9 C (-34.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.7 C (-12.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dongara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belmond	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fremantle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

349 records

Records set or tied on 28 November 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 245, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 46, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 28 November 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	245
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	46
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 November 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 344.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

289 broken records

Margins by which the 289 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 November 1941

Top 20 records on 28 November 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 November 1941	Fort Simpson, CA	monthly low min	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	45 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1941	Dawson, CA	monthly low max	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1941	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily high min	3.2 C (37.8 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	54 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1941	Bjuraker, SE	daily high min	3.2 C (37.8 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	54 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1941	Algona, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	41 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1941	Estherville 4E, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1941	Santa Fe, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	62 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1941	Menno, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1941	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1941	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1941	Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1941	Quatsino, CA	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1941	Sveg, SE	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	54 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1941	Northwood, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	41 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1941	Pocahontas, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1941	Elizabeth, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	44 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1941	Howard, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	40 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1941	Mitchell 2 N, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	40 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1941	Stanthorpe Leslie Parade, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1941	Nerchinskij Zavod, RU	daily low min	-36.9 C (-34.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	45 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1941. 1941 had 349 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 5	247
5 to 10	36
10 to 15	3
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1