Weather Records on 29 November 1973

747 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 November 1973. Highest significance: Barrage Angliers, CA.

Key Facts for 29 November 1973

On 29 November 1973, 747 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
211 were record highs and 192 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 724 daily.
Barrage Angliers set a monthly record daily snowfall of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 29 November 1973.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

747 stations

747 station records on 29 November 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 November 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Balranald (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Burrumbuttock (Holyrood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Agnes River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hume Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kangiara (Laverstock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
The Pas A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden-Klotzsche	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Licola Rwc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walpeup Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maristova	Norway	Record snow depth	83.0 cm (32.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Steigen	Norway	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stradbroke West (Inglenook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hugoton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alberton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Patroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kadoka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Araci	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Solingen-Hohenscheid	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Exeter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hotham Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Denison (Wandocka State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

747 records

Records set or tied on 29 November 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 252, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 83.

Records on 29 November 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	252
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	83

Records on 29 November 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 724.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

615 broken records

Margins by which the 615 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 November 1973

Top 20 records on 29 November 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 November 1973	Barrage Angliers, CA	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1973	Goulburn (Kippilaw), AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	71 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1973	Balranald (Rsl), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1973	Jindera (Wadilock), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1973	Burrumbuttock (Holyrood), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1973	Port Albert, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	90 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1973	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	82 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1973	Hamlin, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1973	Blackwarry, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1973	Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr, US	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1973	Agnes River, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1973	Barrage Angliers, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1973	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	112 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1973	Hume Reservoir, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1973	Kangiara (Laverstock), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1973	The Pas A, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1973	San Sebastian - Igueldo, ES	monthly rain	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1973	Mundarlo (Yabtree), AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1973	Madalya, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1973	Dresden-Klotzsche, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	47 years	42 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1973. 1973 had 747 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	591
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1