Weather Records on 28 November 1984

1,014 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 November 1984. Highest significance: Boetsap (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 28 November 1984

On 28 November 1984, 1,014 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
292 were record highs and 131 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 973 daily.
Boetsap (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 28 November 1984.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

1,014 stations

1,014 station records on 28 November 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 November 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tabankulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Alexandria (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Leeuwfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea Point 1133	United States	Record daily precipitation	225.6 mm (8.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gordonville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Armavir	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dombietersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Letaba Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeville 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Tract	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laborare	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springvalley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ventnor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parkton 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quaggasdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Invergwali	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hofmeyer (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beavertown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Umbaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Council	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,014 records

Records set or tied on 28 November 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 214, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 503, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 28 November 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	214
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	503
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 28 November 1984 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 40, daily 973.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

859 broken records

Margins by which the 859 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 November 1984

Top 20 records on 28 November 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 November 1984	Boetsap (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1984	Tabankulu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1984	Alexandria (Bos), ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1984	Leeuwfontein, ZA	daily rain	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1984	Pitea, SE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1984	Kilauea Point 1133, US	all-time rain	225.6 mm (8.9 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	1 year	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1984	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1984	Gordonville, ZA	monthly rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1984	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1984	Qacu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1984	Big Falls, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1984	Ritzville 1 SSE, US	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1984	Challis, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1984	Holmogadd A, SE	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1984	Armavir, RU	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1984	Rock Creek, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1984	Rock Creek, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1984	Kargopol, RU	monthly low max	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1984	Newark Ag Farm, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1984	Northport, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	46 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1984. 1984 had 1,014 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	824
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1