Weather Records on 28 November 1971

500 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 November 1971. Highest significance: Brookings 2 NE, US.

Key Facts for 28 November 1971

On 28 November 1971, 500 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
78 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 495 daily.
Brookings 2 NE set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 28 November 1971.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

500 stations

500 station records on 28 November 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 November 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Freeland	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Susquehanna	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maude (Nap Nap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santana Do Jacare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marinette	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln College View	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfstein/Pfalz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsdale	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brigham City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	75.0 cm (29.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muir Woods	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Neligh	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moroni	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.1 C (-31.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Canyon Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

500 records

Records set or tied on 28 November 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 243, Heaviest daily snowfall 114, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 28 November 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	114
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 28 November 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 495.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

429 broken records

Margins by which the 429 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 November 1971

Top 20 records on 28 November 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 November 1971	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1971	Freeland, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1971	Susquehanna, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1971	Stillmore, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1971	Hampton, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1971	Maude (Nap Nap), AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1971	Artichoke Lake 1 E, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1971	Pipestone, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1971	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1971	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1971	Marshall, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1971	Santana Do Jacare, BR	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1971	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high min	4.9 C (40.8 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	123 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1971	Kamiah, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1971	Greeley, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	75 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1971	Boolcarrol, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1971	Marinette, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1971	Lincoln College View, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1971	Concordia ASOS, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1971	Wolfstein/Pfalz, DE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	37 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1971. 1971 had 500 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	371
50 to 100	42
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1