Weather Records on 29 November 1920

70 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 November 1920. Highest significance: Ferrara, IT.

Key Facts for 29 November 1920

On 29 November 1920, 70 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 67 daily.
Ferrara set a monthly record daily precipitation of 91.8 mm (3.6 in) on 29 November 1920.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

70 stations

70 station records on 29 November 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 November 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Koolunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Box Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moulamein Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Outalpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stuarts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Illilawa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Edenhope (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Nectar Brook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Mirranatwa (Bullawin Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.1 C (-20.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cadia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Amyton East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

70 records

Records set or tied on 29 November 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 54, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 29 November 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	54
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 November 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 67.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

63 broken records

Margins by which the 63 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 November 1920

Top 20 records on 29 November 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 November 1920	Ferrara, IT	monthly rain	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1920	Denman (Palace Street), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1920	Maitland West, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1920	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1920	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1920	David City 4E, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1920	Yacka, AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1920	Wilmington, AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1920	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1920	Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1920	Port Augusta West, AU	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1920	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1920	Jerrys Plains Post Office, AU	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1920	Rylstone (Ilford Rd), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1920	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1920	Woomera (Oakden Hills), AU	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	18 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1920	Powell Creek, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1920	Koolunga, AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	17 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1920	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1920	Hermannsburg, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	17 years	17 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1920. 1920 had 70 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 5	38
5 to 10	10
10 to 15	7
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	5