Weather Records on 28 November 1977

1,024 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 November 1977. Highest significance: Hawker (Wilson), AU.

Key Facts for 28 November 1977

On 28 November 1977, 1,024 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
181 were record highs and 204 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 65 monthly and 952 daily.
Hawker (Wilson) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 136.2 mm (5.4 in) on 28 November 1977.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

1,024 stations

1,024 station records on 28 November 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 November 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.2 mm (5.4 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Morchard (the Rocks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Yongala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Cradock (Kanyaka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Tyrendarra (Ellangowan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wilpena Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Dawson (Anda-Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Booleroo (Wimont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wolseley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hallett (Lorraine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ilbunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yatina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Curtinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve (Mangalo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coober Pedy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pedirka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Yackara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bordertown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Talia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Pernatty Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bordertown (Karrawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pilvo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Roxby Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Dutton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oodla Wirra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.6 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kondoolka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa Clara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein (Baroota Reservoi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Booborowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Bridge Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Netherton (Desert Fringe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Contendas Do Sincora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eudunda (Brownlow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock (Yednalue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nevelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,024 records

Records set or tied on 28 November 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 93, Heaviest daily rainfall 350, Heaviest daily snowfall 182, Deepest snow cover 107.

Records on 28 November 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	93
Heaviest daily rainfall	350
Heaviest daily snowfall	182
Deepest snow cover	107

Records on 28 November 1977 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 65, daily 952.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

837 broken records

Margins by which the 837 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 November 1977

Top 20 records on 28 November 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 November 1977	Hawker (Wilson), AU	all-time rain	136.2 mm (5.4 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 November 1977	Belton (Shadow Vale), AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	81 years	73 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1977	Orroroo (Black Rock), AU	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	74 years	72 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1977	Morchard (the Rocks), AU	all-time rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	72 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1977	Yongala, AU	monthly rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1977	Cradock (Kanyaka), AU	all-time rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1977	Tyrendarra (Ellangowan), AU	monthly rain	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1977	Wilpena Head Station, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1977	Dawson (Anda-Vale), AU	monthly rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1977	Booleroo (Wimont), AU	all-time rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	79 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1977	Hawker, AU	daily rain	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1977	Quorn (Olive Grove), AU	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1977	Wolseley, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1977	Hawker (Warcowie), AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1977	Dunkeld, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1977	Hallett (Lorraine), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1977	Whyte Yarcowie, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1977	Ilbunga, AU	monthly rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1977	Murray Town (Doughboy Creek), AU	monthly rain	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1977	Streaky Bay, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	59 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1977. 1977 had 1,024 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	772
50 to 100	53
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1