Weather Records on 29 November 1953

244 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 November 1953. Highest significance: Warmun, AU.

Key Facts for 29 November 1953

On 29 November 1953, 244 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
121 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 235 daily.
Warmun set a daily record precipitation of 54.1 mm (2.1 in) on 29 November 1953.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

244 stations

244 station records on 29 November 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 November 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farias Brito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tirumayam	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alangudi	India	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karambakkudi	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adirampatanam	India	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parkdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low maximum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrook Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Illawarra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-27.5 C (-17.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gloria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gaudan-In-Turkmen	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yandil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lefroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Miguel Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mannersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petcheys Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khibiny	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bonita	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

244 records

Records set or tied on 29 November 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 79, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 29 November 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	79
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 29 November 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 235.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

191 broken records

Margins by which the 191 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 November 1953

Top 20 records on 29 November 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 November 1953	Warmun, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1953	Farias Brito, BR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1953	Maceio (Aeroporto), BR	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1953	Ismailia, EG	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1953	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	26.0 C (78.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1953	Pattukkottai, IN	daily rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1953	Yeeda, AU	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1953	Helwan (Cairo), EG	monthly low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	45 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1953	Tirumayam, IN	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1953	Alangudi, IN	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1953	Durham, GB	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	69 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1953	Geisenheim, DE	daily high max	14.0 C (57.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	67 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1953	Karambakkudi, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1953	Mtunzini, ZA	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1953	Joseph, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	53 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1953	Adirampatanam, IN	daily rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1953	Parkdale, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1953	Yerevan, AM	monthly low max	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1953	Vanrook Station, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1953	Pudukkottai, IN	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	24 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1953. 1953 had 244 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 10	153
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1