Weather Records on 28 November 1962

413 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 November 1962. Highest significance: Sandsprings, AU.

Key Facts for 28 November 1962

On 28 November 1962, 413 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
325 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 411 daily.
Sandsprings set a monthly record daily precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 28 November 1962.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

413 stations

413 station records on 28 November 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 November 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sandsprings	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toulby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quinter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kosmos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sprague	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

413 records

Records set or tied on 28 November 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 255, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 54, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 28 November 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	255
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	54
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 28 November 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 411.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

335 broken records

Margins by which the 335 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 144.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 November 1962

Top 20 records on 28 November 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 November 1962	Sandsprings, AU	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1962	Toulby, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1962	Paisley, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1962	Virden, CA	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1962	Marquette, US	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1962	Lakin, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1962	Hopewell, ZA	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1962	Marquette, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	73 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1962	Beaumont City, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1962	Garibaldi, CA	daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1962	Quinter, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	67 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1962	Eagle Harbor, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	52 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1962	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	59 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1962	Cherokee 4W, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1962	Kosmos, US	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	56 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1962	Morden, CA	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	49 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1962	Lifjell, NO	daily snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	53 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1962	El Dorado, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	57 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1962	N Loup, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	48 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1962	O'Neill, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	57 years	27 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1962. 1962 had 413 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	322
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1