Weather Records on 28 November 1961

325 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 November 1961. Highest significance: Superior, US.

Key Facts for 28 November 1961

On 28 November 1961, 325 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 317 daily.
Superior set a daily record snow depth of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 28 November 1961.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

325 stations

325 station records on 28 November 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 November 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oakey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.3 cm (14.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plooysburg S.A.P.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Drieputs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gunbower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leeukop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brooks 1	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Avery Rs	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Balgownie West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Whetstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Klipspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Doctors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Head	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.7 C (-17.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warrabah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Malakwa Eagle R Hatchery	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Portage des Roches	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Turallin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tripoli Sidi El Mesri	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rietpan II	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-17.7 C (0.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tripoli City	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brakpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

325 records

Records set or tied on 28 November 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 164, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 28 November 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 28 November 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 317.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

277 broken records

Margins by which the 277 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 November 1961

Top 20 records on 28 November 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 November 1961	Superior, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1961	Oakey Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1961	Coloso, PR	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1961	Enosburg Falls, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1961	Eagle Bay, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1961	Poortjie, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1961	Wanakena Rngr School, US	monthly snowfall	36.3 cm (14.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1961	Pittsworth, AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1961	Plooysburg S.A.P., ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1961	Drieputs, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1961	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1961	Gunbower, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1961	Peak Hill (Bruie Plains), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1961	Rankins Springs, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1961	Leeukop, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1961	Brooks 1, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1961	Avery Rs, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1961	Crows Nest, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1961	Balgownie West, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1961	Kellogg, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 years	34 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1961. 1961 had 325 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	252
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1