Weather Records on 29 November 1939

281 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 November 1939. Highest significance: Walsh River Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 29 November 1939

On 29 November 1939, 281 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
81 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 279 daily.
Walsh River Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 141.2 mm (5.6 in) on 29 November 1939.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

281 stations

281 station records on 29 November 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 November 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Walsh River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atherton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yinnar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boolarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Narracan East (Lynnsmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadrak	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmasala	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denekamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wanganella (Zara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moira Pastoral Co.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ancho	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roper River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mardan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stradbroke West (Inglenook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Contai	India	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Demagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gallinas Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gormandale East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

281 records

Records set or tied on 29 November 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 November 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 November 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 279.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

237 broken records

Margins by which the 237 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 November 1939

Top 20 records on 29 November 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 November 1939	Walsh River Post Office, AU	monthly rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1939	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1939	Herberton White St, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1939	Borroloola, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1939	Esquimalt, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1939	Fish Creek (Hoddle Range), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1939	Mount Best (Upper Toora), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1939	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	79 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1939	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1939	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1939	Atherton Post Office, AU	monthly rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1939	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low min	7.3 C (45.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	65 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1939	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1939	Yinnar, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1939	Irvinebank, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1939	Boolarra, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1939	Narracan East (Lynnsmere), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1939	Bhadrak, IN	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1939	Dharmasala, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1939	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily low max	13.5 C (56.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	33 years	22 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1939. 1939 had 281 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 10	195
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1