Weather Records on 29 November 1938

288 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 November 1938. Highest significance: Peak Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 29 November 1938

On 29 November 1938, 288 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 280 daily.
Peak Downs set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 29 November 1938.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

288 stations

288 station records on 29 November 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 November 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Peak Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Liveringa Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Queenton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mareeba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nundle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middelwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Bunna Bunna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Strelley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Honomanu 450	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bratsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
The Meadows	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

288 records

Records set or tied on 29 November 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 116, Heaviest daily rainfall 85, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 29 November 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	116
Heaviest daily rainfall	85
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 29 November 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 280.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

228 broken records

Margins by which the 228 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 November 1938

Top 20 records on 29 November 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 November 1938	Peak Downs, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1938	Liveringa Upper, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1938	Nullagine, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1938	Clarence Town (Grey St), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1938	Ebor (Kotupna), AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1938	Port Jervis, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1938	Bergplaats, ZA	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1938	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1938	Queenton, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1938	Casino Airport, AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1938	Boetsap (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1938	Mareeba Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1938	Mt Garnet Post Office, AU	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1938	Wollomombi (Wallamumbi), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1938	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high min	5.3 C (41.5 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	54 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1938	Gettysburg, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1938	Harrisburg - Coop, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1938	Amby, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1938	Reading Wb City, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1938	Lock Haven, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1938. 1938 had 288 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 50	219
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1