Weather Records on 28 November 1955

1,042 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 November 1955. Highest significance: Mosman (Bapaume Road), AU.

Key Facts for 28 November 1955

On 28 November 1955, 1,042 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 720 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 1,011 daily.
Mosman (Bapaume Road) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 140.2 mm (5.5 in) on 28 November 1955.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

1,042 stations

1,042 station records on 28 November 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 November 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mvenyane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemhof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklyn (Sandbrook Inlet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cengcane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Postmasburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rooiwal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Matatiele	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarks Siding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Klipspruit (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sunny Corner (Snow Line)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nququ (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Donald (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bellrock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tshatsheni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waterford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norvalspont (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mvenyane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lorraine	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amanzamnyama (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eerstegeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tweefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Papane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Narrawa (Hollywood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,042 records

Records set or tied on 28 November 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 354, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 366, Heaviest daily rainfall 221, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 28 November 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	354
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	366
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 28 November 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 31, daily 1,011.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

883 broken records

Margins by which the 883 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 November 1955

Top 20 records on 28 November 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 November 1955	Mosman (Bapaume Road), AU	monthly rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1955	Wyong (Wyong Golf Club), AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1955	Gosford (Gertrude Place), AU	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1955	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1955	De Hoop, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1955	Mvenyane, ZA	monthly rain	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1955	Bloemhof, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1955	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1955	Oranje, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1955	Prospect Reservoir, AU	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1955	Brooklyn (Sandbrook Inlet), AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1955	Windsor Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1955	Cengcane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1955	Postmasburg, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1955	Blayney Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1955	Rooiwal, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1955	Matatiele, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1955	The Cliff, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1955	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1955	Hettinger, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	41 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1955. 1955 had 1,042 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	799
20 to 40	57
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1