Weather Records on 29 November 1955

1,121 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 November 1955. Highest significance: Goudveld (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 29 November 1955

On 29 November 1955, 1,121 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 908 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,081 daily.
Goudveld (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 85.0 mm (3.3 in) on 29 November 1955.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

1,121 stations

1,121 station records on 29 November 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 November 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	234.0 mm (9.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gouna (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kapokhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wimbledon	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Loerie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Big St Germain Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rockypoint 7NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middelpos (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	147.5 mm (5.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cookeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-11.9 C (10.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ebenezer (Weltevrede)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Overdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.9 C (-16.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,121 records

Records set or tied on 29 November 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 480, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 428, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 29 November 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	480
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	428
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 29 November 1955 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 38, daily 1,081.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

880 broken records

Margins by which the 880 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 November 1955

Top 20 records on 29 November 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 November 1955	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1955	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	all-time rain	234.0 mm (9.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1955	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1955	Millwood (Bos), ZA	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1955	Concordia (Bos), ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1955	Lottering (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1955	Stratford, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	82 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1955	Gouna (Bos), ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1955	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1955	Kapokhoek, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1955	Wimbledon, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1955	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1955	Qacu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1955	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1955	Buffelsklip, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1955	Owen Sound, CA	monthly low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1955	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1955	Kareepoort, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1955	Storlien, SE	monthly low min	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1955	Hettinger, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	41 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1955. 1955 had 1,121 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	832
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1