Weather Records on 28 November 1980

799 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 November 1980. Highest significance: Britstown (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 28 November 1980

On 28 November 1980, 799 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
176 were record highs and 209 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 763 daily.
Britstown (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 95.0 mm (3.7 in) on 28 November 1980.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

799 stations

799 station records on 28 November 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 November 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Syferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bet-El	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Uitenhage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Ns,	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	73.0 cm (28.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Liskeard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom Agr.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zwartruggens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Calitzdorp (Dam)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Opsoek (Pos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Gouin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stilbaai (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert Road (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Koppiesvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coraopolis Neville Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Klaarstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vavenby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.6 cm (5.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Klipplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Drieputs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wasa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemhof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hertzogville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albertinia (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anysrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hartbeesfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom;Braksp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vredefort (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fredrikstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plaatjies Kraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waaipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Theunissen (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrix	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Neverset	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Summersville 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rantoul	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

799 records

Records set or tied on 28 November 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 273, Heaviest daily snowfall 73, Deepest snow cover 68.

Records on 28 November 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	273
Heaviest daily snowfall	73
Deepest snow cover	68

Records on 28 November 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 36, daily 763.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

662 broken records

Margins by which the 662 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 November 1980

Top 20 records on 28 November 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 November 1980	Britstown (Pol), ZA	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	89 years	75 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1980	Oudtshoorn, ZA	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1980	Syferfontein, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1980	Bet-El, ZA	monthly rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	79.9 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1980	Uitenhage, ZA	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1980	Bathurst Ns,, ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1980	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1980	Karasjok, NO	daily snow depth	73.0 cm (28.7 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1980	Klipplaat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1980	New Liskeard, CA	daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1980	Potchefstroom Agr., ZA	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1980	Zwartruggens (Pol), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1980	Calitzdorp (Dam), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1980	Riversdale, ZA	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1980	Opsoek (Pos), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1980	Barrage Gouin, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1980	Stilbaai (Bos), ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1980	Prince Albert Road (Sar), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1980	Koppiesvlei, ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1980	Coraopolis Neville Is, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	47 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1980. 1980 had 799 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	622
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1