Weather Records on 28 November 1994

1,267 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 November 1994. Highest significance: Fairmont, US.

Key Facts for 28 November 1994

On 28 November 1994, 1,267 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
473 were record highs and 176 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 1,219 daily.
Fairmont set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 28 November 1994.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

1,267 stations

1,267 station records on 28 November 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 November 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Tinnenburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Port Wing	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moura Brasil	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Haven Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madeline Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bogan Gate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gritador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao da Serra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mather	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg-Easton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Valley Dam	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Termo 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Falls Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coronel Macedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Foxboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marilia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Lerdo (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bellows Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,267 records

Records set or tied on 28 November 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 258, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 215, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 337, Heaviest daily snowfall 163, Deepest snow cover 118.

Records on 28 November 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	258
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	215
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	337
Heaviest daily snowfall	163
Deepest snow cover	118

Records on 28 November 1994 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 48, daily 1,219.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

966 broken records

Margins by which the 966 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 November 1994

Top 20 records on 28 November 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 November 1994	Fairmont, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	96 years	72 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1994	Tinnenburra, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	83 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1994	Port Wing, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1994	Moura Brasil, BR	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1994	Juneau AP, US	daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1994	Kenai AP, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	93 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1994	Virginia City, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1994	Washta, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1994	Grand Haven Fire Dept, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1994	Bottineau, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	95 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1994	Raymond 3 NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1994	Madeline Is, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1994	Bogan Gate Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1994	Seymour 1 WSW, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1994	Matamoras, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1994	Gritador, BR	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1994	Minocqua, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1994	Neillsville 3ESE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1994	Ribeirao da Serra, BR	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1994	Plauen, DE	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	105 years	41 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1994. 1994 had 1,267 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	859
50 to 100	60
100 to 150	26
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1