Weather Records on 28 November 1951

272 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 November 1951. Highest significance: Delegate Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 28 November 1951

On 28 November 1951, 272 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 259 daily.
Delegate Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 46.5 mm (1.8 in) on 28 November 1951.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

272 stations

272 station records on 28 November 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 November 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Khutauna	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan (Gillingall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Reedy Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Murrungowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hinnomunjie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tombong (Hillcrest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kalchini	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brodribb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Cambalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Margherita	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koolpinyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nowa Nowa (Wairewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell Town Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Darbhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burragate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Glenowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sarsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burwood East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hiawatha	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Malanda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fernbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buxa	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paynesville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

272 records

Records set or tied on 28 November 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 28 November 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 28 November 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 259.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

236 broken records

Margins by which the 236 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 November 1951

Top 20 records on 28 November 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 November 1951	Delegate Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1951	Khutauna, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1951	Buchan (Gillingall), AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1951	Buchan, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1951	Genoa, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1951	Reedy Flat, AU	monthly rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1951	Murrungowar, AU	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1951	Delegate River, AU	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1951	Bendoc Park, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1951	Butchers Ridge Post Office, AU	monthly rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1951	Hinnomunjie, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1951	Tombong (Hillcrest), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1951	Bonang, AU	monthly rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1951	Bruthen (Post Office), AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1951	Delegate (Weewalla), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1951	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1951	Kalchini, IN	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1951	Brodribb River, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1951	Bombala (Cambalong), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1951	Dargo, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	40 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1951. 1951 had 272 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 20	197
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1