Weather Records on 3 November 1929

352 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1929. Highest significance: Kingston, US.

Key Facts for 3 November 1929

On 3 November 1929, 352 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
250 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 321 daily.
Kingston set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 3 November 1929.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

352 stations

352 station records on 3 November 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Takoma Park # 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

352 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 60, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 3 November 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	60
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 3 November 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 31, daily 321.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

283 broken records

Margins by which the 283 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1929

Top 20 records on 3 November 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1929	Kingston, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1929	Clinton, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1929	Woodstock 2 NE, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1929	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1929	Clemson UNIV, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1929	Bridgeport 5 NW, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1929	Weldon, US	monthly high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1929	Rome, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1929	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	monthly high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1929	Resaca, US	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	22 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1929	Williamsburg 2, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1929	Cambridge Water Trmt P, US	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1929	Columbia 2SSE, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1929	Lexington, US	monthly high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1929	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1929	Middletown 4 W, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	42 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1929	Princess Anne, US	monthly high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1929	Louisburg, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1929	Ashland, US	monthly high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1929	Loudon 1 E, US	monthly rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	13 years	23 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

1821 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1929. 1929 had 352 records.

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

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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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	270
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1