Weather Records on 28 November 1957

240 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 November 1957. Highest significance: Buffelshoek, ZA.

Key Facts for 28 November 1957

On 28 November 1957, 240 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
119 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 237 daily.
Buffelshoek set a monthly record daily precipitation of 78.0 mm (3.1 in) on 28 November 1957.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

240 stations

240 station records on 28 November 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 November 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buffelshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Irwin 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oliphantspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hex Krantz	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paratinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Borns (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morgenrood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Darby	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Armori	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Valmora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Reno Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kuusiku	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
El-Ton	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Narva	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Zinder	Niger	Record high maximum temperature	39.1 C (102.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

240 records

Records set or tied on 28 November 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 54, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 28 November 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	54
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 28 November 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 237.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

171 broken records

Margins by which the 171 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 1957

Top 20 records on 28 November 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 November 1957	Buffelshoek, ZA	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1957	Irwin 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1957	Oliphantspoort, ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1957	Hex Krantz, ZA	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1957	Paratinga, BR	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1957	Simcoe, CA	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	90 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1957	Hebgen Dam, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1957	Borns (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1957	Wallace, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1957	Newport, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1957	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1957	Saint Johns, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	57 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1957	Heron 2 NW, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	11 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1957	Morgenrood, ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1957	Bonners Ferry, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1957	Darby, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1957	Holter Dam, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1957	Westfield 2 SSE, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1957	Hiram, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1957	Armori, IN	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	25 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1957. 1957 had 240 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	150
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1