Weather Records on 29 November 1959

565 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 November 1959. Highest significance: Ulundurpet, IN.

Key Facts for 29 November 1959

On 29 November 1959, 565 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 263 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 543 daily.
Ulundurpet set a monthly record daily precipitation of 275.4 mm (10.8 in) on 29 November 1959.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

565 stations

565 station records on 29 November 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 November 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ulundurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	275.4 mm (10.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Harur	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Paramathi	India	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sendamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gudiyatham	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chengam	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Valapady	India	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Drung Drung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	India	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bangarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vellore	India	Record daily precipitation	136.6 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Namakkal	India	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ambur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pullampet	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vaniyambadi	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tirumangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Omalur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aravakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tirukoilur	India	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vandanmettu	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kodaikanal	India	Record daily precipitation	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rajampet	India	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thalipilly	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madurai	India	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rasipuram	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kulithalai	India	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Virajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thammampatty	India	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hosur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yercaud	India	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kanakapura	India	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Turaiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karur	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rayachoti	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dindigul	India	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sankari	India	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Denkanikottah	India	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pennagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Virudhunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iluppur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hinnomunjie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

565 records

Records set or tied on 29 November 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 117, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 146, Heaviest daily rainfall 191, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 29 November 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	117
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	146
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 29 November 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 543.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

439 broken records

Margins by which the 439 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 November 1959

Top 20 records on 29 November 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 November 1959	Ulundurpet, IN	monthly rain	275.4 mm (10.8 in)	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	22 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1959	Harur, IN	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1959	Paramathi, IN	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1959	Sendamangalam, IN	daily rain	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1959	Gudiyatham, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1959	Chengam, IN	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1959	Valapady, IN	daily rain	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1959	Drung Drung, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1959	Lennoxville, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1959	Cairo 3 S, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1959	Salem, IN	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1959	Bangarpet, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1959	Vellore, IN	daily rain	136.6 mm (5.4 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1959	Namakkal, IN	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1959	Krishnagiri, IN	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1959	Ambur, IN	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1959	Delegate (Weewalla), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1959	Pullampet, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1959	Vaniyambadi, IN	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1959	Tirumangalam, IN	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	39 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1959. 1959 had 565 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	353
20 to 40	49
40 to 60	21
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	2