Weather Records on 28 November 1987

927 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 November 1987. Highest significance: Ponce 4 E, PR.

Key Facts for 28 November 1987

On 28 November 1987, 927 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
255 were record highs and 276 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 117 monthly and 808 daily.
Ponce 4 E set a daily record precipitation of 119.4 mm (4.7 in) on 28 November 1987.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

927 stations

927 station records on 28 November 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 November 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Strydenberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Red Oak	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Isabel 2 ENE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Noenieput (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hateruma	Japan	Record daily precipitation	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cayey 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coamo 2 SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uitsig	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caracas-la Mariposa	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jajome Alto	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oranjeoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gurabo Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elmendorf AFB	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ensenada 1 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rive	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whyanbeel Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yan An	China	Record low maximum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Jucuruaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mys Krilon	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jinan	China	Record low maximum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jumatan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Villalba 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	208.5 mm (8.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ilyinskiy	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Juzhno-Sahalinsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vosburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edina	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pingliang	China	Record low maximum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yanzhou	China	Record low maximum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

927 records

Records set or tied on 28 November 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 171, Highest daily minimum 170, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 287, Heaviest daily snowfall 73, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 28 November 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	171
Highest daily minimum	170
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	287
Heaviest daily snowfall	73
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 28 November 1987 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 117, daily 808.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

783 broken records

Margins by which the 783 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 158.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 November 1987

Top 20 records on 28 November 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 November 1987	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1987	Strydenberg (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1987	Red Oak, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1987	Maunabo, PR	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	83.9 mm (3.3 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1987	Griquatown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1987	Georgetown 2 E, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1987	Santa Isabel 2 ENE, PR	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1987	Nueva Esperanza, MX	daily high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1987	Cidra 1 E, PR	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	81 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1987	Noenieput (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1987	Gotska Sandon, SE	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1987	Hateruma, JP	daily rain	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1987	Juana Diaz Camp, PR	daily rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1987	Aguirre, PR	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1987	Cayey 1 E, PR	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1987	Coamo 2 SW, PR	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1987	Uitsig, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1987	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	81 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1987	Caracas-la Mariposa, VE	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1987	Jajome Alto, PR	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	40 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1987. 1987 had 927 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	686
20 to 40	60
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	14
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	3