Weather Records on 30 November 1942

218 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 November 1942. Highest significance: Petropavlovskij Majak, RU.

Key Facts for 30 November 1942

On 30 November 1942, 218 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 209 daily.
Petropavlovskij Majak set a daily record precipitation of 66.7 mm (2.6 in) on 30 November 1942.
Across 158 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

218 stations

218 station records on 30 November 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 November 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grove Farm 1021	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kealia 1112	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Krielsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maunawili Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hoaeae Upper	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Macomb	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pilanesberg-Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead 985	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plevna	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thompson Falls	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Malta	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aiea Fld 764A	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-Fountains	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Selbu-Stubbe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peoria City Office	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lillooet	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middelplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

218 records

Records set or tied on 30 November 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 95, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 30 November 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 30 November 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 209.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

170 broken records

Margins by which the 170 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 November 1942

Top 20 records on 30 November 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 November 1942	Petropavlovskij Majak, RU	daily rain	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1942	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1942	Kukuiula 935, US	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1942	Makaweli 965, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1942	E Lawai 934, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1942	Grove Farm 1021, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1942	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1942	Lihue 1020, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1942	Kealia 1112, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1942	Itaporanga Dajuda, BR	daily rain	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1942	Krielsfontein, ZA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1942	Dillon 1 E, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1942	Bloomington Normal, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1942	Pontiac, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1942	Koloa 936, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1942	Rockwell City, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1942	Maunawili Rch, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1942	Hoaeae Upper, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1942	Macomb, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1942	Moanalua 770, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	31 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 218 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	116
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2