Weather Records on 28 November 1960

986 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 November 1960. Highest significance: Atkinson 3SW, US.

Key Facts for 28 November 1960

On 28 November 1960, 986 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
474 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 961 daily.
Atkinson 3SW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 42.9 mm (1.7 in) on 28 November 1960.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

986 stations

986 station records on 28 November 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 November 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Thadikarekonam	India	Record daily precipitation	121.8 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dryden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dryden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Timbo Novo (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Emo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beardsley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pukwana 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ilhota-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

986 records

Records set or tied on 28 November 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 264, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 210, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 319, Heaviest daily snowfall 87, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 28 November 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	264
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	210
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	319
Heaviest daily snowfall	87
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 28 November 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 961.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

816 broken records

Margins by which the 816 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 November 1960

Top 20 records on 28 November 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 November 1960	Atkinson 3SW, US	monthly rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1960	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	16.2 cm (6.4 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1960	Sisseton, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1960	Ada, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1960	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1960	Artichoke Lake 1 E, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1960	Ft Robinson, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	17.1 cm (6.7 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1960	Parkston 8 ENE, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1960	Armour, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1960	De Smet, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1960	Kennebec, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1960	Superior, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1960	Thadikarekonam, IN	daily rain	121.8 mm (4.8 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1960	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1960	Bayfield 6 N, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1960	Dryden, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1960	Tyndall, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1960	Milan 1NW, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1960	Winner, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1960	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	48 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1960. 1960 had 986 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 50	768
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	12
200 to 250	1