Weather Records on 9 November 1929

120 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 November 1929. Highest significance: Cambridge Downs Station, AU.

Key Facts for 9 November 1929

On 9 November 1929, 120 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 117 daily.
Cambridge Downs Station set a monthly record daily precipitation of 92.5 mm (3.6 in) on 9 November 1929.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 526 records.

Record Map

120 stations

120 station records on 9 November 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 November 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga (Grathawai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toulby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lila Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.7 C (110.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Walsh River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
York	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton (Uralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Arapaho	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

120 records

Records set or tied on 9 November 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 70, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 9 November 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	70
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 9 November 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 117.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

105 broken records

Margins by which the 105 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 November 1929

Top 20 records on 9 November 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 November 1929	Cambridge Downs Station, AU	monthly rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1929	Taralga (Grathawai), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1929	Cloncurry McIllwraith St, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1929	Newcastle Waters, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1929	College STN 6 SW, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1929	Young Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1929	Sable Island, CA	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1929	Cap Chat, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	15 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1929	Hvar, HR	daily high max	21.5 C (70.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	46 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1929	Port Arthur, CA	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	42 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1929	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1929	Hallettsville 2 N, US	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1929	Colby, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	10 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1929	Socorro, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1929	Franklin, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1929	Jokkmokk, SE	daily rain	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1929	McKinlay Roadhouse, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1929	Muttaburra, AU	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1929	Boggabri (Milchengowrie), AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1929	Durham, GB	daily rain	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	28 years	20 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

1794 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1929. 1929 had 120 records.

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

Records on 11-09 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1828	1
1835	1
1849	1
1856	2
1859	1
1862	1
1867	1
1868	2
1875	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	5
1891	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	20
1896	1
1897	2
1898	1
1899	3
1900	2
1901	2
1902	6
1903	3
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	3
1908	13
1909	11
1910	8
1911	15
1912	12
1913	50
1914	45
1915	34
1916	45
1917	121
1918	19
1919	76
1920	96
1921	176
1922	21
1923	191
1924	89
1925	224
1926	341
1927	213
1928	81
1929	120
1930	280
1931	997
1932	308
1933	652
1934	442
1935	276
1936	368
1937	354
1938	360
1939	346
1940	611
1941	604
1942	384
1943	521
1944	299
1945	1,211
1946	773
1947	499
1948	439
1949	310
1950	903
1951	506
1952	471
1953	483
1954	675
1955	605
1956	426
1957	341
1958	460
1959	309
1960	488
1961	382
1962	611
1963	362
1964	374
1965	227
1966	1,529
1967	629
1968	681
1969	508
1970	603
1971	887
1972	432
1973	996
1974	430
1975	1,339
1976	1,154
1977	1,361
1978	726
1979	815
1980	916
1981	883
1982	1,189
1983	872
1984	920
1985	1,472
1986	1,766
1987	614
1988	588
1989	967
1990	994
1991	2,382
1992	929
1993	715
1994	885
1995	1,304
1996	1,262
1997	774
1998	1,214
1999	2,238
2000	2,444
2001	811
2002	872
2003	732
2004	874
2005	1,655
2006	1,236
2007	744
2008	523
2009	714
2010	1,201
2011	1,082
2012	927
2013	451
2014	475
2015	976
2016	1,247
2017	413
2018	1,217
2019	921
2020	2,410
2021	413
2022	1,489
2023	637
2024	839
2025	499

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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 10	81
10 to 20	16
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1