Weather Records on 29 November 1940

321 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 November 1940. Highest significance: Goulburn, AU.

Key Facts for 29 November 1940

On 29 November 1940, 321 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 313 daily.
Goulburn set a daily record precipitation of 56.6 mm (2.2 in) on 29 November 1940.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

321 stations

321 station records on 29 November 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 November 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wani	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Copper	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grove City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boonah Stark Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goorangoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sutton Forest (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Rapids Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jejuri	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chandur Railway	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saoner	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boxdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mileura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beringarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mercadool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Attabari	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buxa	India	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

321 records

Records set or tied on 29 November 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 29 November 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 29 November 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 313.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

256 broken records

Margins by which the 256 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 November 1940

Top 20 records on 29 November 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 November 1940	Goulburn, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1940	Wani, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1940	Copper, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1940	Grand Rapids Wb City, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1940	Portage Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1940	Grove City, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1940	Wilton, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1940	Lake Cle Elum, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1940	Lake Keechelus, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1940	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1940	Belleville, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	67 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1940	Toledo Blade, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1940	Boonah Stark Ave, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1940	Goorangoola, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1940	Sutton Forest (Uralba), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1940	Lakefield, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1940	Grand Rapids Wb City, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1940	Jejuri, IN	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1940	Chandur Railway, IN	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1940	Saint Maries, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	29 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1940. 1940 had 321 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 20	200
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	5