Weather Records on 29 November 1942

428 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 November 1942. Highest significance: Simcoe, CA.

Key Facts for 29 November 1942

On 29 November 1942, 428 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 400 daily.
Simcoe set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 29 November 1942.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

428 stations

428 station records on 29 November 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 November 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Winona Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Theethandathanam	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vattaram	India	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woori Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ramanathapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nashlyn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Radhapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

428 records

Records set or tied on 29 November 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 131, Heaviest daily snowfall 131, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 29 November 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	131
Heaviest daily snowfall	131
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 29 November 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 400.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

357 broken records

Margins by which the 357 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

29 November 1942

Top 20 records on 29 November 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 November 1942	Simcoe, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1942	Winona Lake, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1942	Petropavlovskij Majak, RU	monthly rain	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1942	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	monthly rain	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1942	Canary Island, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1942	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1942	Mana 1026, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	91.1 mm (3.6 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1942	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1942	Theethandathanam, IN	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1942	Lincoln, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1942	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1942	Howell Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1942	Collingwood, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1942	Louisiana Starks Nurse, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1942	Canyon Ferry, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1942	McKinley, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1942	Vattaram, IN	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1942	Elgin Water, US	monthly snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1942	Morris 1NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1942	Pontiac, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	16 years	34 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1942. 1942 had 428 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	224
20 to 40	61
40 to 60	26
60 to 80	18
80 to 100	13
100 to 120	7
120 to 140	5
140 to 160	3