Weather Records on 29 November 1937

231 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 November 1937. Highest significance: Penong, AU.

Key Facts for 29 November 1937

On 29 November 1937, 231 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 224 daily.
Penong set a monthly record daily precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 29 November 1937.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

231 stations

231 station records on 29 November 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 November 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Penong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Corning	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atherton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ord River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Lofty Summit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasantville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wudinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rumford	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denial Bay (Nadia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mitcham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kondoolka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln (White Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland (Weetulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia Sheedy Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln (Big Swamp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchelville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Garrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pondooma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stokes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Smith Bay (Smiths Bay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Boree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

231 records

Records set or tied on 29 November 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 112, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 29 November 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 29 November 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 224.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

191 broken records

Margins by which the 191 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 November 1937

Top 20 records on 29 November 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 November 1937	Penong, AU	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1937	Corning, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1937	New Hampton, US	daily snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1937	Durham, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1937	Madison, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1937	Chestnut Hill, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1937	Atherton Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1937	Ceduna Post Office, AU	monthly rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1937	Ord River, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1937	Gardiner, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1937	Newcastle Waters, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1937	Mount Lofty Summit, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1937	North Bridgton, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1937	Pleasantville 1 N, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1937	Orono, US	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	39 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1937	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	43 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1937	New London, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1937	Rosewood, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1937	Franklin, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1937	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2 years	24 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1937. 1937 had 231 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 100	188
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1