Weather Records on 28 November 1983

1,979 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 November 1983. Highest significance: Farmington 3NW, US.

Key Facts for 28 November 1983

On 28 November 1983, 1,979 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
282 were record highs and 136 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 31 were all-time records, 234 monthly and 1,714 daily.
Farmington 3NW set a monthly record snow depth of 68.6 cm (27.0 in) on 28 November 1983.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,979 stations

1,979 station records on 28 November 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 November 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Denison	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wexford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.3 mm (4.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Akron	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lake City	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Luckhoff (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Atwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Collyer 10 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lyons	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Werrina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Swartkoppies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Munsingen-Apfelstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs 7SW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dynevor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bentleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beeac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chaska	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
York	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cheltenham Kingston Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Heritage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Limon	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bleskop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkins	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,979 records

Records set or tied on 28 November 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 168, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 862, Heaviest daily snowfall 376, Deepest snow cover 323.

Records on 28 November 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	168
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	862
Heaviest daily snowfall	376
Deepest snow cover	323

Records on 28 November 1983 by timescale: all-time 31, monthly 234, daily 1,714.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,699 broken records

Margins by which the 1,699 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 1983

Top 20 records on 28 November 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 November 1983	Farmington 3NW, US	monthly snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	87 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 November 1983	Akron 4 E, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	89 years	75 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1983	Denison, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	87 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1983	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1983	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24.7 cm (9.7 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1983	Benkelman 1N, US	monthly snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 years	72 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1983	New London, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	77 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1983	Blair, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1983	Wexford, ZA	monthly rain	105.3 mm (4.1 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1983	Auburn, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1983	Akron, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1983	Lake City, US	monthly snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1983	Luckhoff (Pol), ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1983	Farmington 3NW, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	77 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1983	Atwood, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1983	Venterstad, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1983	Collyer 10 S, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	31 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1983	Maple Plain, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	77 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1983	Ericson 8 WNW, US	all-time snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	85 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 November 1983	Fairmont, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1983. 1983 had 1,979 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	1,325
50 to 100	183
100 to 150	116
150 to 200	46
200 to 250	17
250 to 300	6
300 to 350	5
350 to 400	1