Weather Records on 28 November 1950

506 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 November 1950. Highest significance: Orebro, SE.

Key Facts for 28 November 1950

On 28 November 1950, 506 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
188 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 489 daily.
Orebro set a daily record precipitation of 27.0 mm (1.1 in) on 28 November 1950.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

506 stations

506 station records on 28 November 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 November 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Philo	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adamshoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oorlogshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wimbledon	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	83.0 cm (32.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rumford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moores Hill	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olowalu 296.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albion 5 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

506 records

Records set or tied on 28 November 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 96, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 54.

Records on 28 November 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	54

Records on 28 November 1950 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 489.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

408 broken records

Margins by which the 408 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 November 1950

Top 20 records on 28 November 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 November 1950	Orebro, SE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1950	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1950	Greenville 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1950	Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov, RU	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1950	Chapleau 2, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1950	Philo, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1950	Richmond Wtr Wks, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1950	Kenton, US	all-time snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1950	Cadiz, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1950	Bathurst, CA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1950	Claysville 3 W, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1950	Mount Uniacke, CA	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1950	Angola, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1950	Hiram, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1950	Scottsburg, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1950	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1950	Adamshoop, ZA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1950	Point Escuminac, CA	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1950	St Andrews, CA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1950	Cullendale, ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	36 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1950. 1950 had 506 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 100	390
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2