Weather Records on 30 November 1943

238 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 November 1943. Highest significance: Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA.

Key Facts for 30 November 1943

On 30 November 1943, 238 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 233 daily.
Durban-Botanical Gardens set a daily record precipitation of 135.4 mm (5.3 in) on 30 November 1943.
Across 158 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

238 stations

238 station records on 30 November 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 November 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mangaldai	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rienzi	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ottosdal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gordonville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manor Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Matatiele	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	123.1 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Likatlong	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zoetvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Syferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Makwassie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hofmeyer (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
The Mills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuspruit Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bergplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record snow depth	79.0 cm (31.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bronkhorstfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grantham	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Towera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bloemhof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

238 records

Records set or tied on 30 November 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 161, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 30 November 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 30 November 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 233.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

219 broken records

Margins by which the 219 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 November 1943

Top 20 records on 30 November 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 November 1943	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1943	Tafelberg Hall, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1943	Mangaldai, IN	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1943	Gannapan, ZA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1943	Rienzi, ZA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1943	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1943	Brakfontein, ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1943	Buxton (Bos), ZA	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1943	Ottosdal, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1943	Gordonville, ZA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1943	Emerson, CA	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1943	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1943	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1943	Kokstad, ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1943	Middleton (Sar), ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1943	Manor Holme, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1943	Matatiele, ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1943	Russell, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1943	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1943	Maclear (Mag), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1943. 1943 had 238 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	185
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1