Weather Records on 28 November 1985

2,376 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 November 1985. Highest significance: Coupeville 1 S, US.

Key Facts for 28 November 1985

On 28 November 1985, 2,376 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
438 were record highs and 1,001 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 310 monthly and 2,065 daily.
Coupeville 1 S set a daily record snow depth of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 28 November 1985.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 28 November 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 November 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Snowball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Three Lynx	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Escarcega (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bilovodsk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brakkies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Boro (Calderwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Packwood	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waterland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dillenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Longzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Solingen-Hohenscheid	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Whidbey Island NAS	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Atilio Vivacqua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nanning	China	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Svatove	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saarbrucken/Ensheim	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Angeles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gudgenby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Danner	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guacui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Homberg/Ohm	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karsta	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,376 records

Records set or tied on 28 November 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 579, Highest daily minimum 284, Lowest daily minimum 422, Heaviest daily rainfall 351, Heaviest daily snowfall 129, Deepest snow cover 457.

Records on 28 November 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	579
Highest daily minimum	284
Lowest daily minimum	422
Heaviest daily rainfall	351
Heaviest daily snowfall	129
Deepest snow cover	457

Records on 28 November 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 310, daily 2,065.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,950 broken records

Margins by which the 1,950 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 November 1985

Top 20 records on 28 November 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 November 1985	Coupeville 1 S, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1985	Snowball, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	79 years	72 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1985	Concrete Ppl Fish STN, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1985	Three Lynx, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1985	Weissenfels, DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1985	Escarcega (Smn), MX	monthly rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1985	Olga 2 SE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	87 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1985	Bilovodsk, UA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1985	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	monthly rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1985	Port Townsend, US	daily low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	91 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1985	Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1985	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1985	Brakkies, ZA	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1985	Darrington Rs, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1985	Lower Boro (Calderwood), AU	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1985	Packwood, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1985	Las Animas, MX	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1985	Waterland, ZA	all-time rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1985	Caldwell, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1985	Pavlograd, UA	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	40 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1985. 1985 had 2,376 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	1,733
50 to 100	129
100 to 150	56
150 to 200	16
200 to 250	10
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	3
350 to 400	1