Weather Records on 28 November 1959

730 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 November 1959. Highest significance: Lock Haven, US.

Key Facts for 28 November 1959

On 28 November 1959, 730 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
117 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 709 daily.
Lock Haven set a daily record precipitation of 56.9 mm (2.2 in) on 28 November 1959.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

730 stations

730 station records on 28 November 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 November 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hoffmeister 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Palacode	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yercaud	India	Record daily precipitation	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canajoharie	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gouldsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mahabalipuram Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
De Ruyter 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paupack 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dansville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppuvanam	India	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hollisterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spier Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dandridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tazewell 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Illawarra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Benson	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

730 records

Records set or tied on 28 November 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 379, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 28 November 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	379
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 28 November 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 709.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

606 broken records

Margins by which the 606 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 193.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 November 1959

Top 20 records on 28 November 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 November 1959	Lock Haven, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1959	Hanover, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1959	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1959	Esperance Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1959	Bainbridge 2 E, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1959	Haskinville, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1959	Little Falls City Rsch, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1959	Lancaster, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1959	Hoffmeister 3 W, US	monthly rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1959	Norwich, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1959	Palacode, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1959	Yercaud, IN	daily rain	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1959	Chazy, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1959	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1959	Chazy, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1959	Canajoharie, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1959	Delhi 2 SE, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1959	Alfred, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1959	Chazy, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1959	Geneva Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	30 years	49 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1959. 1959 had 730 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 25	511
25 to 50	58
50 to 75	16
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	7
125 to 150	7
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1