Weather Records on 28 November 1986

718 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 November 1986. Highest significance: Mochudi, BW.

Key Facts for 28 November 1986

On 28 November 1986, 718 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
421 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 700 daily.
Mochudi set an all-time record daily precipitation of 156.0 mm (6.1 in) on 28 November 1986.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

718 stations

718 station records on 28 November 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 November 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mochudi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bullyard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Girua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Xadrez	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	390.9 mm (15.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Serowe	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bontfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alldays	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aparan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carazinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nylsvley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara Do Ingai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Garrison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zuara	Libya	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marysvale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans-Montante (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Junta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cincel 42	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lemmon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Passo Tainhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hayden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Callahan	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Conroe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Whalen Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Voru	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

718 records

Records set or tied on 28 November 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 244, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 177, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 171, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 November 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	244
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	177
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	171
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 November 1986 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 700.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

588 broken records

Margins by which the 588 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 155.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 November 1986

Top 20 records on 28 November 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 November 1986	Mochudi, BW	all-time rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1986	Quilberry Station, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	92 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1986	Bullyard, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1986	Girua, BR	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1986	Sterling, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1986	Colonia Xadrez, BR	daily rain	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1986	Songkhla, TH	all-time rain	390.9 mm (15.4 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1986	St. Petersburg, RU	daily high min	4.6 C (40.3 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1986	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high max	9.8 C (49.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	128 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1986	Libby 32 SSE, US	daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1986	Parnu, EE	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1986	Serowe, BW	monthly rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1986	Bontfontein, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1986	Red Lodge, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	86 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1986	Palmerville, AU	daily low min	17.5 C (63.5 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	83 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1986	Lemon Cove, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	86 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1986	Eureka, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1986	Creighton, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	86 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1986	Creighton, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	86 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1986	Alldays, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	36 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1986. 1986 had 718 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 20	563
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1