Weather Records on 28 November 2001

1,543 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 November 2001. Highest significance: Richland, US.

Key Facts for 28 November 2001

On 28 November 2001, 1,543 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
442 were record highs and 334 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 20 were all-time records, 150 monthly and 1,373 daily.
Richland set an all-time record daily precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 28 November 2001.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

1,543 stations

1,543 station records on 28 November 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 November 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Richland	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Jayton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
De Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	209.3 mm (8.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sheffield	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kaumana 88.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	230.1 mm (9.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Memphis	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Flomot 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lanihau 68.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	196.1 mm (7.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kihei 311	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cangai (Smelter Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Collinsville 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dufur	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rainer Ohanapecosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mauna Loa Slope Obs 39	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson McKellar- Sipes AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aspermont	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lacrosse	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Keaau 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Opihihale #2 24.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lawton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Packwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Knapp 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Lean	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Honaunau 27	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,543 records

Records set or tied on 28 November 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 239, Lowest daily maximum 238, Highest daily minimum 203, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 391, Heaviest daily snowfall 217, Deepest snow cover 159.

Records on 28 November 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	239
Lowest daily maximum	238
Highest daily minimum	203
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	391
Heaviest daily snowfall	217
Deepest snow cover	159

Records on 28 November 2001 by timescale: all-time 20, monthly 150, daily 1,373.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,195 broken records

Margins by which the 1,195 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 November 2001

Top 20 records on 28 November 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 November 2001	Richland, US	all-time rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	75 of 100 (Major)
28 November 2001	Naalehu 14, US	daily rain	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	83 years	73 of 100 (Major)
28 November 2001	Colorado City, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	94 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 November 2001	Jayton, US	monthly snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	91 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 November 2001	Portland, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	87 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 November 2001	Coupeville 1 S, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	103 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 November 2001	Helena, US	monthly rain	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	95 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 November 2001	De Quincy, US	monthly rain	209.3 mm (8.2 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	23 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 November 2001	Sheffield, US	all-time snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	63 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 November 2001	Kaumana 88.1, US	daily rain	230.1 mm (9.1 in)	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	47 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 November 2001	Memphis, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	96 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 November 2001	Beaumont City, US	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 November 2001	Flomot 4 NE, US	all-time snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 November 2001	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	101 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 November 2001	Mt Adams Rs, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 November 2001	Lanihau 68.2, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 November 2001	Vinton, US	daily rain	196.1 mm (7.7 in)	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2001	Kihei 311, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2001	Cangai (Smelter Creek), AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2001	Lovelock, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	96 years	58 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2001. 2001 had 1,543 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	1,013
50 to 100	125
100 to 150	41
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1