Weather Records on 30 November 1955

576 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 November 1955. Highest significance: Cape Town Maitland (Cem), ZA.

Key Facts for 30 November 1955

On 30 November 1955, 576 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 393 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 557 daily.
Cape Town Maitland (Cem) set a daily record precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 30 November 1955.
Across 158 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

576 stations

576 station records on 30 November 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 November 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Town Maitland (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hajo	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Villiersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tittagudi	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plevna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nebraska City 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record snow depth	198.1 cm (78.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Summerland Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maddock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blountstown 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
York	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

576 records

Records set or tied on 30 November 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 173, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 220, Heaviest daily rainfall 105, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 30 November 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	173
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	220
Heaviest daily rainfall	105
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 30 November 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 557.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

422 broken records

Margins by which the 422 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 November 1955

Top 20 records on 30 November 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 November 1955	Cape Town Maitland (Cem), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1955	Hajo, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1955	Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1955	Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv, ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1955	Kluitjeskraal (Bos), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1955	Barrie, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1955	Rawsonville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1955	Allegany Sp, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1955	Barrie, CA	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1955	Villiersdorp, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1955	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1955	Lottering (Bos), ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1955	Escanaba, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	57 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1955	Innsbruck, AT	daily low min	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	75 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1955	Tittagudi, IN	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1955	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	65 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1955	Plevna, US	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1955	Groot Constantia, ZA	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1955	Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1955	Higgins Lake, US	monthly snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	46 years	29 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1955. 1955 had 576 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 20	385
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1