Weather Records on 28 November 1947

201 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 November 1947. Highest significance: Bjuraker, SE.

Key Facts for 28 November 1947

On 28 November 1947, 201 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 182 daily.
Bjuraker set a daily record precipitation of 27.0 mm (1.1 in) on 28 November 1947.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

201 stations

201 station records on 28 November 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 November 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
The Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jaguaruana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nossa Senhora Das Dores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Itapipoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lencois	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Irvingdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rookwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Frei Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Rapids Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Cedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Luiz Do Curu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rio de Contas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Antigonish	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Punta Gorda	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caucaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Skagway	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ibicua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Esplanada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manor Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mohawk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Parnass Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paripiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fortaleza (Escola Regional)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murgab	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santana Do Matos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fanny Cove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caio Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Myrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Przhevalsk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ballandool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gongolgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dom Mauricio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

201 records

Records set or tied on 28 November 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 91, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 28 November 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 28 November 1947 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 182.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

167 broken records

Margins by which the 167 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 360.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 November 1947

Top 20 records on 28 November 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 November 1947	Bjuraker, SE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1947	The Valley, AU	monthly rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	6 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1947	Jaguaruana, BR	monthly rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1947	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1947	Nossa Senhora Das Dores, BR	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1947	Itapipoca, BR	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1947	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1947	Lencois, BR	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1947	Irvingdale Post Office, AU	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1947	Hypoluxo, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1947	Rookwood, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1947	Frei Paulo, BR	monthly rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1947	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low max	16.6 C (61.9 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1947	Grand Rapids Wb City, US	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1947	Acude Cedro, BR	monthly rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1947	Sao Luiz Do Curu, BR	monthly rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1947	Rio de Contas, BR	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1947	Harrison, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1947	Antigonish, CA	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	65 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1947	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1947. 1947 had 201 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 50	150
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1