Weather Records on 29 November 1917

46 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 November 1917. Highest significance: Grahamstown, ZA.

Key Facts for 29 November 1917

On 29 November 1917, 46 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 46 daily.
Grahamstown set a daily record precipitation of 91.9 mm (3.6 in) on 29 November 1917.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

46 stations

46 station records on 29 November 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 November 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ooma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
The Olives	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-25.5 C (-13.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Binya (Merribee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

46 records

Records set or tied on 29 November 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 19, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 29 November 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	19
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 November 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 46.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

41 broken records

Margins by which the 41 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 November 1917

Top 20 records on 29 November 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 November 1917	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1917	Ladismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1917	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	9.5 C (49.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	80 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1917	Oxford, GB	daily high min	9.7 C (49.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	75 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1917	Sterkstroom (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1917	Beatrice, CA	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1917	Beatrice, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1917	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1917	Aberdeen (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1917	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1917	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1917	Middleton (Sar), ZA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1917	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	23 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1917	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1917	Kristianstad, SE	daily high min	8.0 C (46.4 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	23 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1917	Armagh, GB	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	4 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1917	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1917	Uniondale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	25 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1917	Cathcart, ZA	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	37 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1917	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	daily low min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	27 years	14 of 100 (Routine)

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

1797 to 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1917. 1917 had 46 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 11-29 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1806	1
1807	2
1808	1
1815	2
1817	1
1822	1
1825	2
1827	2
1828	2
1836	1
1838	1
1849	2
1850	2
1851	1
1871	2
1874	1
1875	4
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	4
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	7
1900	5
1901	3
1902	8
1903	19
1904	7
1905	44
1906	27
1907	8
1908	14
1909	25
1910	28
1911	14
1912	15
1913	44
1914	32
1915	51
1916	61
1917	46
1918	15
1919	66
1920	70
1921	31
1922	31
1923	86
1924	59
1925	85
1926	92
1927	649
1928	88
1929	665
1930	439
1931	217
1932	413
1933	669
1934	612
1935	176
1936	87
1937	231
1938	288
1939	281
1940	321
1941	485
1942	428
1943	187
1944	198
1945	342
1946	294
1947	371
1948	618
1949	655
1950	586
1951	173
1952	815
1953	244
1954	320
1955	1,121
1956	379
1957	327
1958	927
1959	565
1960	426
1961	289
1962	611
1963	539
1964	797
1965	241
1966	807
1967	391
1968	526
1969	596
1970	851
1971	1,107
1972	367
1973	747
1974	497
1975	1,617
1976	2,199
1977	1,266
1978	612
1979	811
1980	665
1981	674
1982	795
1983	1,457
1984	642
1985	2,683
1986	817
1987	1,070
1988	629
1989	636
1990	924
1991	1,304
1992	669
1993	816
1994	1,023
1995	1,225
1996	1,308
1997	1,338
1998	2,529
1999	946
2000	882
2001	2,082
2002	1,080
2003	752
2004	1,227
2005	1,288
2006	1,998
2007	538
2008	1,004
2009	652
2010	1,659
2011	1,335
2012	927
2013	528
2014	1,138
2015	720
2016	692
2017	358
2018	803
2019	973
2020	271
2021	1,202
2022	648
2023	787
2024	465
2025	756

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	37
20 to 40	2
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1