Weather Records on 30 November 1959

339 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 November 1959. Highest significance: Ketty, IN.

Key Facts for 30 November 1959

On 30 November 1959, 339 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 183 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 325 daily.
Ketty set a daily record precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 30 November 1959.
Across 158 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

339 stations

339 station records on 30 November 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 November 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ketty	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pollachi	India	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zamora	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alattur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mandya	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thalipilly	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plashett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Frazerpet	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Schelm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ammathy	India	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Longerenong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mannarghat	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rustplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Everglades	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vayittiri	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gobichettipalaya	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Giddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ojai	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Doolgunna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

339 records

Records set or tied on 30 November 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 122, Heaviest daily rainfall 75, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 30 November 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	122
Heaviest daily rainfall	75
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 30 November 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 325.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

254 broken records

Margins by which the 254 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 November 1959

Top 20 records on 30 November 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 November 1959	Ketty, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1959	Pollachi, IN	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1959	Zamora, ES	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1959	Bonang, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1959	Alattur, IN	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1959	Broke (Harrowby), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1959	Ljubljana Bezigrad, SI	daily rain	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1959	Mandya, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1959	Thalipilly, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1959	Plashett, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1959	Waynesboro 2 S, US	monthly low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1959	Frazerpet, IN	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1959	Schelm, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1959	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	57 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1959	Quitman 2 NW, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1959	Juneau Dwtn, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	64 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1959	Lennoxville, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1959	Ammathy, IN	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1959	Russellville, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	61 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1959	Batesville, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	67 years	26 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1959. 1959 had 339 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 10	218
10 to 20	17
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	2