Weather Records on 30 November 1971

501 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 November 1971. Highest significance: Fig Tree, ZA.

Key Facts for 30 November 1971

On 30 November 1971, 501 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
95 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 492 daily.
Fig Tree set a monthly record daily precipitation of 138.0 mm (5.4 in) on 30 November 1971.
Across 158 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

501 stations

501 station records on 30 November 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 November 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fig Tree	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sarina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burrandowan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Euleilah Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Braeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Biloela Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Susquehanna	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Juliana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Callemondah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roper River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Swaziland Ranch-Homest	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aroostook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rannes Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mosita	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clarence	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Annanvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal/St-Hubert A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Many Peaks Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Turffontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rietfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heath	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thangool Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
The Hirsel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

501 records

Records set or tied on 30 November 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 256, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 30 November 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	256
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 30 November 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 492.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

433 broken records

Margins by which the 433 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 November 1971

Top 20 records on 30 November 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 November 1971	Fig Tree, ZA	monthly rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1971	Grafton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1971	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1971	Sarina Post Office, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1971	Irapuato, MX	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1971	Plymouth Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1971	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1971	Burrandowan, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1971	Freeland, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1971	Artichoke Lake 1 E, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1971	Euleilah Creek, AU	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1971	Braeside, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	79 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1971	Cornwall, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1971	Bingara Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1971	Elim (Hosp), ZA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1971	Dannemora, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1971	Biloela Dpi, AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1971	Susquehanna, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1971	Glenlands, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1971	Juliana, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	38 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1971. 1971 had 501 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 50	387
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1