Weather Records on 28 November 1976

2,175 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 November 1976. Highest significance: Brunswick, US.

Key Facts for 28 November 1976

On 28 November 1976, 2,175 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 1,550 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 419 monthly and 1,752 daily.
Brunswick set a daily record precipitation of 76.7 mm (3.0 in) on 28 November 1976.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 28 November 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 November 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Manjimup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bernalillo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Illalangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Deeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Warren	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Atemajac de Brizuela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Doctortown 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Progresso	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fleming	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Northcliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iawakia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blountstown 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ontonagon	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barrett Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,175 records

Records set or tied on 28 November 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 731, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 819, Heaviest daily rainfall 334, Heaviest daily snowfall 76, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 28 November 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	731
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	819
Heaviest daily rainfall	334
Heaviest daily snowfall	76
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 28 November 1976 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 419, daily 1,752.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,732 broken records

Margins by which the 1,732 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 November 1976

Top 20 records on 28 November 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 November 1976	Brunswick, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1976	Manjimup, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1976	Currie Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1976	Youngs Siding, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1976	Grassmere, AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1976	Quitman 2 NW, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1976	Bernalillo, US	monthly low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1976	Hobbs, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1976	Kingsville, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1976	Illalangi, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1976	Bosque del Apache, US	monthly low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1976	Albany, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1976	Deeside, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1976	Glen Warren, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1976	Estancia 4N, US	monthly low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1976	Albany 3 SE, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1976	Chaco Canyon Natl Mon, US	monthly low min	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	12.8 C (23.0 F)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1976	Atemajac de Brizuela, MX	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1976	Big Sandy, US	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1976	Glen Mervyn, AU	daily rain	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	20 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1976. 1976 had 2,175 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 25	1,661
25 to 50	40
50 to 75	20
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	1