Weather Records on 30 November 1954

470 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 November 1954. Highest significance: Parkston 8 ENE, US.

Key Facts for 30 November 1954

On 30 November 1954, 470 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 462 daily.
Parkston 8 ENE set a daily record precipitation of 26.9 mm (1.1 in) on 30 November 1954.
Across 158 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

470 stations

470 station records on 30 November 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 November 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Collbran	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfax	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cedaredge	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Redfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Indee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pokolbin (Ben Ean)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tweedraai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gurley (Glenroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monkerai Upper (Redleaf)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Merriman	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wood	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
White Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

470 records

Records set or tied on 30 November 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 114, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 30 November 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	114
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 30 November 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 462.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

398 broken records

Margins by which the 398 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 November 1954

Top 20 records on 30 November 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 November 1954	Parkston 8 ENE, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1954	Collbran, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1954	Delta, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1954	Rock Rapids, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1954	Fairfax, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1954	Cedaredge, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1954	Marion, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1954	Redfield, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1954	Indee, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1954	Pokolbin (Ben Ean), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1954	Montrose #2, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1954	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1954	Armour, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1954	Grover 10 W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1954	Canton, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1954	Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1954	Lynch, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1954	Greeley, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1954	Academy 2NE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1954	Mellette 4 W, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	38 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1954. 1954 had 470 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	308
25 to 50	29
50 to 75	28
75 to 100	14
100 to 125	9
125 to 150	5
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	2