Weather Records on 29 November 1961

289 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 November 1961. Highest significance: Maude (Nap Nap), AU.

Key Facts for 29 November 1961

On 29 November 1961, 289 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 273 daily.
Maude (Nap Nap) set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 29 November 1961.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

289 stations

289 station records on 29 November 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 November 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maude (Nap Nap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Underbool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Molepolole	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodfords	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Iffley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tripoli Sidi El Mesri	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Avery Rs	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Creek Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Slave Lake	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tripoli City	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Qunu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Iron River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Walburg	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Valemount	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Entrance	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
El-Ton	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosthern	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wanganella General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mossoro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

289 records

Records set or tied on 29 November 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 101, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 29 November 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 29 November 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 273.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

228 broken records

Margins by which the 228 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 November 1961

Top 20 records on 29 November 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 November 1961	Maude (Nap Nap), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1961	Underbool, AU	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1961	Montreal McGill, CA	daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1961	Molepolole, BW	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1961	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1961	Normanton Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1961	Bradford, GB	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1961	Woodfords, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1961	Superior, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1961	Waseca, CA	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1961	Dayton 1 WSW, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1961	First Connecticut Lake, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1961	Rowena (Iffley), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1961	Tripoli Sidi El Mesri, LY	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1961	Belle Isle, CA	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	50 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1961	Avery Rs, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1961	Swan River, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1961	Buxton, GB	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1961	Haugan 1 W, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1961	Bloomfield, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	2 years	30 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1961. 1961 had 289 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 50	205
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1