Weather Records on 28 November 1973

1,483 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 November 1973. Highest significance: Katoomba (Murri St), AU.

Key Facts for 28 November 1973

On 28 November 1973, 1,483 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
500 were record highs and 176 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 1,439 daily.
Katoomba (Murri St) set a daily record precipitation of 74.7 mm (2.9 in) on 28 November 1973.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

1,483 stations

1,483 station records on 28 November 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 November 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Wakool (Barratta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Waitchie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bridgewater (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Nyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Barham (Thule Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Benjeroop (Davey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mallan (Niemur Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wanganella (Zara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Quambatook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cohuna (Goulburn Murray)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wanganella General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Manangatang (Eureka East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ninyeunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Paintsville 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Many Peaks Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dapto West (Stane Dykes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Woornack	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ultima (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tarnagulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Penrose (Panorama)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Waikerie (Ramco)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkadene (Murtho)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Charlton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waikerie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Paruna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	242.8 mm (9.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lascelles	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
London Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawalla South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Natte Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barmera (Cobdogla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Valley (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yalwal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chinkapook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glenloth Shingle Hut Hmsd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Beilpajah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley (Tupra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Korong Vale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Euleilah Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moulamein Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Patchewollock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,483 records

Records set or tied on 28 November 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 212, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 288, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 734, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 54.

Records on 28 November 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	212
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	288
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	734
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	54

Records on 28 November 1973 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 41, daily 1,439.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,331 broken records

Margins by which the 1,331 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 1973

Top 20 records on 28 November 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 November 1973	Katoomba (Murri St), AU	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1973	Wakool (Barratta), AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1973	Waitchie, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1973	Bridgewater (Post Office), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1973	Jamberoo (Lorna), AU	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1973	Nyah, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1973	Barham (Thule Street), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1973	Benjeroop (Davey), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1973	Mallan (Niemur Valley), AU	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1973	Wanganella (Zara), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	90 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1973	Quambatook, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1973	Cohuna (Goulburn Murray), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1973	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1973	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	94 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1973	Wanganella General Store, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1973	Fairymead Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1973	Leyburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1973	Manangatang (Eureka East), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1973	Ninyeunook, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1973	Paintsville 1E, US	all-time rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1973. 1973 had 1,483 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	1,287
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1