Weather Records on 28 November 2018

852 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 November 2018. Highest significance: Sigourney, US.

Key Facts for 28 November 2018

On 28 November 2018, 852 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
203 were record highs and 296 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 817 daily.
Sigourney set a daily record snow depth of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 28 November 2018.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

852 stations

852 station records on 28 November 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 November 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sigourney	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.5 C (104.9 F)	69 of 100 (Major)
Gordon Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Portland (Jamieson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Oakley	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mudanjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lamoni	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Edirne	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cattaraugus	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Macquarie Park (Willandra Vill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.6 C (106.9 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alectown (Vanvilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brooman (Carisbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Castlereagh (Castlereagh Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Concord Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Big Moose 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown 4 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.7 cm (17.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shiptons Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson (the Pie Shop)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wu Lu Mu Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bendalong Stp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
De Kalb	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cattaraugus	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Faulconbridge (St Georges Cres	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kununurra Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Cove (Rosebridge Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwell Point Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Running Stream (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
S Lincoln	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

852 records

Records set or tied on 28 November 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 221, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 108.

Records on 28 November 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	221
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	108

Records on 28 November 2018 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 34, daily 817.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

678 broken records

Margins by which the 678 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 November 2018

Top 20 records on 28 November 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 November 2018	Sigourney, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	119 years	78 of 100 (Major)
28 November 2018	Cairns Post Office, AU	monthly high max	40.5 C (104.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	118 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 November 2018	Gordon Golf Club, AU	daily rain	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 November 2018	Portland (Jamieson St), AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 November 2018	Oakley, US	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	67 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 November 2018	Mudanjiang, CN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 November 2018	Lamoni, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 November 2018	Edirne, TR	monthly rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 November 2018	Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road), AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 November 2018	Cattaraugus, US	monthly snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2018	Macquarie Park (Willandra Vill, AU	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2018	South Johnstone Exp STN, AU	daily high max	41.6 C (106.9 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2018	Alectown (Vanvilla), AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2018	Brooman (Carisbrook), AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2018	Iowa City, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2018	Albany, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2018	Sydney Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2018	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily rain	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2018	Castlereagh (Castlereagh Road), AU	monthly rain	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2018	Concord Golf Club, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	52 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2018. 2018 had 852 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	613
50 to 100	41
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1