Weather Records on 29 November 1950

586 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 November 1950. Highest significance: Lekkervlei, ZA.

Key Facts for 29 November 1950

On 29 November 1950, 586 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
120 were record highs and 177 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 560 daily.
Lekkervlei set a monthly record daily precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 29 November 1950.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

586 stations

586 station records on 29 November 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 November 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lekkervlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Thomasgat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Philo	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey Station	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ironton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grantham	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kareedoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emsdale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waterfall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Welgelegen(Middlemnt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moores Hill	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zoetvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trompsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Likatlong	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greatfish-Point Vrt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Letjiebos (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bethesdaweg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gordonville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Scheurfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tweespruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

586 records

Records set or tied on 29 November 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 216, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 29 November 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 29 November 1950 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 24, daily 560.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

505 broken records

Margins by which the 505 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 November 1950

Top 20 records on 29 November 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 November 1950	Lekkervlei, ZA	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1950	Thomasgat, ZA	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1950	Philo, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1950	Anticosti SW Point, CA	monthly rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1950	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1950	Cadiz, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1950	Caguas, PR	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1950	Greenville 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1950	Claysville 3 W, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1950	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1950	Harvey Station, CA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1950	Norwalk Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1950	Ironton, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1950	Grantham, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1950	Collegeville, CA	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1950	Grootfontein, ZA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1950	Kareedoorn, ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1950	Emsdale, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1950	Waterfall, ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1950	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	39 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1950. 1950 had 586 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 100	492
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2