Weather Records on 29 November 1956

379 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 November 1956. Highest significance: Wandering Comparison, AU.

Key Facts for 29 November 1956

On 29 November 1956, 379 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
90 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 363 daily.
Wandering Comparison set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 29 November 1956.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

379 stations

379 station records on 29 November 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 November 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Serpentine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wonnaminta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Tu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Karlgarin Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rockingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Armadale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Churchman Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cowalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gingin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wungong Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wynrock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hamel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gibb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yundamindra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wadderin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crateus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mooliabeenee Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rottnest Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fife Lake 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lynway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Booralee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Korrelocking Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	42.4 cm (16.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Loco Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zitacuaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Avington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-39.2 C (-38.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Perkins	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana River Ph 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

379 records

Records set or tied on 29 November 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 190, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 29 November 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 29 November 1956 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 363.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

320 broken records

Margins by which the 320 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

29 November 1956

Top 20 records on 29 November 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 November 1956	Wandering Comparison, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1956	Serpentine, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1956	Wonnaminta, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1956	Mandurah Park, AU	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1956	Kenilworth Tu, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1956	Karlgarin Hill, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1956	Rockingham Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1956	Ravensthorpe, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1956	Grass Valley, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1956	Armadale, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1956	Churchman Brook, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1956	Cowalla, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1956	Pinjarra, AU	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1956	Williams, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1956	Gingin, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1956	Merredin Research Station, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1956	Warrinilla, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1956	Wungong Dam, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1956	Wynrock, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1956	Jarrahdale, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	44 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1956. 1956 had 379 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	282
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1