Weather Records on 28 November 1956

355 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 November 1956. Highest significance: Goomalling, AU.

Key Facts for 28 November 1956

On 28 November 1956, 355 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 338 daily.
Goomalling set a monthly record daily precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 28 November 1956.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

355 stations

355 station records on 28 November 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 November 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goomalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Allambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gum Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Westonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carinhanha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quondong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boodjerakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bullfinch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dobra Scritia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cunderdin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Piripiri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trayning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coniston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kununoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mantuan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Perkins	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kosmos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pedro II	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Red Deer	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Doongin Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nominingue	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dwaleni	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Burracoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Casuarina Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kumminin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minnivale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nukarni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Codg Codgen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Doodlakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kitlane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tammin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ardath	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bencubbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wyalkatchem	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cardonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walgoolan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

355 records

Records set or tied on 28 November 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 177, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 28 November 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 28 November 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 338.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

300 broken records

Margins by which the 300 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 November 1956

Top 20 records on 28 November 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 November 1956	Goomalling, AU	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1956	Allambie, AU	monthly rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1956	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1956	Gum Park, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1956	Westonia, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1956	Carinhanha, BR	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1956	Quondong, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1956	Boodjerakine, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1956	Bullfinch, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1956	Dobra Scritia, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1956	Cunderdin, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1956	Colorado, AU	monthly rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1956	Piripiri, BR	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1956	Woody Island, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1956	Trayning, AU	monthly rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1956	Suldalsvatn, NO	monthly snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1956	Kellerberrin, AU	monthly rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1956	Sugar Land, US	monthly low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	49 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1956	Coniston, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	7 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1956	Forks 1 E, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	49 years	28 of 100 (Routine)

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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1956. 1956 had 355 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	261
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1