Weather Records on 30 November 1938

165 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 November 1938. Highest significance: Ivanhoe Station, AU.

Key Facts for 30 November 1938

On 30 November 1938, 165 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 161 daily.
Ivanhoe Station set a monthly record daily precipitation of 133.4 mm (5.3 in) on 30 November 1938.
Across 158 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

165 stations

165 station records on 30 November 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 November 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mirannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Schoonoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ullawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rietpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mirani Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Thule	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Parys (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Honomanu 450	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wyloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunwich Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mmabatho Arpt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tanuku	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Denman Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yanrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

165 records

Records set or tied on 30 November 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 93, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 30 November 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	93
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 30 November 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 161.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

142 broken records

Margins by which the 142 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 November 1938

Top 20 records on 30 November 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 November 1938	Ivanhoe Station, AU	monthly rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1938	Yaamba, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1938	Herschel, ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1938	Gracemere Russell St, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1938	Kabra Railway STN, AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1938	Port Jervis, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1938	Mirannie, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1938	Dullstroom (Sar), ZA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1938	Indooroopilly Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1938	Croydon Township, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1938	Stanwell Post Office, AU	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1938	Schoonoord, ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1938	Ullawarra, AU	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1938	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1938	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1938	Graceville Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1938	Rietpoort, ZA	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1938	Wilgerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1938	Mirani Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1938	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	32 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 165 records.

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

Records on 11-30 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1807	2
1815	2
1817	1
1821	1
1827	2
1836	1
1840	1
1846	1
1849	2
1866	1
1867	1
1871	2
1875	7
1876	2
1879	2
1881	1
1885	7
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	3
1894	1
1895	7
1896	5
1897	5
1898	1
1899	7
1900	4
1901	8
1902	7
1903	22
1904	6
1905	16
1906	21
1907	6
1908	51
1909	20
1910	22
1911	22
1912	19
1913	54
1914	68
1915	37
1916	64
1917	26
1918	32
1919	87
1920	138
1921	42
1922	46
1923	144
1924	95
1925	102
1926	84
1927	600
1928	187
1929	883
1930	185
1931	375
1932	372
1933	1,006
1934	1,282
1935	84
1936	186
1937	375
1938	165
1939	321
1940	330
1941	298
1942	218
1943	238
1944	422
1945	147
1946	343
1947	544
1948	332
1949	323
1950	382
1951	348
1952	829
1953	307
1954	470
1955	576
1956	304
1957	226
1958	676
1959	339
1960	219
1961	412
1962	802
1963	566
1964	1,042
1965	309
1966	730
1967	802
1968	516
1969	625
1970	995
1971	501
1972	414
1973	635
1974	912
1975	2,018
1976	1,789
1977	935
1978	761
1979	837
1980	697
1981	1,361
1982	1,142
1983	1,137
1984	571
1985	2,887
1986	798
1987	913
1988	686
1989	781
1990	483
1991	2,104
1992	676
1993	756
1994	762
1995	1,472
1996	1,054
1997	987
1998	2,289
1999	1,170
2000	962
2001	1,431
2002	862
2003	634
2004	1,344
2005	883
2006	2,656
2007	739
2008	855
2009	951
2010	1,915
2011	1,108
2012	1,059
2013	505
2014	822
2015	880
2016	634
2017	307
2018	493
2019	1,060
2020	323
2021	1,049
2022	559
2023	583
2024	672
2025	858

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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	120
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1