Weather Records on 28 November 1949

1,211 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 November 1949. Highest significance: Crateus, BR.

Key Facts for 28 November 1949

On 28 November 1949, 1,211 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
942 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,173 daily.
Crateus set a monthly record daily precipitation of 130.0 mm (5.1 in) on 28 November 1949.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

1,211 stations

1,211 station records on 28 November 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 November 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crateus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Bonito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Areia (Ufpb)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ouricuri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Salgueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Serra Negra Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pao de Acucar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Independencia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Limoeiro de Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coongoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arcoverde (Rio Branco)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Senador Pompeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Varzea Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tooraweenah (Denham St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sousa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mocambo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bankstown (Condell Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nundle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muscle Creek (Clendinning)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Taua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Luis Gomes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Missao Velha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parnamirim (Leopoldina)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Senhor Do Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,211 records

Records set or tied on 28 November 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 552, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 390, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 28 November 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	552
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	390
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 28 November 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 38, daily 1,173.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,016 broken records

Margins by which the 1,016 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 November 1949

Top 20 records on 28 November 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 November 1949	Crateus, BR	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1949	Camboon Station, AU	monthly rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	13 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1949	Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1949	Wingen (Murrulla), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1949	Helensburgh (Sawan St), AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1949	Acude Bonito, BR	monthly rain	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1949	Wollomombi (Wallamumbi), AU	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1949	Areia (Ufpb), BR	monthly rain	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1949	Ouricuri, BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1949	Marlborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1949	Glenfield (Macquarie), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1949	Salgueiro, BR	monthly rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1949	Emu Park Hill St, AU	monthly rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1949	Serra Negra Do Norte, BR	monthly rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1949	Pao de Acucar, BR	daily rain	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1949	Jeogla Station, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1949	Milton Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1949	Independencia, BR	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1949	Itaporanga Dajuda, BR	daily rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1949	Denman (Palace Street), AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	44 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1949. 1949 had 1,211 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 10	915
10 to 20	41
20 to 30	33
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	4
70 to 80	2