Weather Records on 28 November 1948

752 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 November 1948. Highest significance: Ladania, IN.

Key Facts for 28 November 1948

On 28 November 1948, 752 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
137 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 696 daily.
Ladania set a monthly record daily precipitation of 137.2 mm (5.4 in) on 28 November 1948.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

752 stations

752 station records on 28 November 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 November 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ladania	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Eutawville	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Silda Belpahari	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ashville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mehgawan	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ghatsila Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Phulparas	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pottangi	India	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Deposit	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laukaha	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chenari	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ambagarh Chowki	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Partapganj	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Midnapore	India	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pachet(Kharai)	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Demopolis Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arambagh	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kurseong	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

752 records

Records set or tied on 28 November 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 467, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 28 November 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	467
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 28 November 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 56, daily 696.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

682 broken records

Margins by which the 682 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 November 1948

Top 20 records on 28 November 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 November 1948	Ladania, IN	monthly rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1948	Eutawville, US	monthly rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1948	Clemson UNIV, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1948	Silda Belpahari, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1948	Oneonta, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1948	Edinburg, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1948	Ashville 4 W, US	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1948	Scottsboro, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1948	Resaca, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1948	Cheneyville 1 NE, US	daily rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1948	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1948	Port Dover, CA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1948	Geary, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1948	Bryson City 2, US	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1948	Barharwa, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1948	Mehgawan, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1948	Ghatsila Sr, IN	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1948	Helena 1 S, US	daily rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1948	Lincoln Lock 4, US	monthly rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1948	Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)

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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1948. 1948 had 752 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	642
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2