Weather Records on 30 November 1973

635 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 November 1973. Highest significance: Putbus, DE.

Key Facts for 30 November 1973

On 30 November 1973, 635 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
124 were record highs and 279 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 71 monthly and 564 daily.
Putbus set a monthly record snow depth of 30.0 cm (11.8 in) on 30 November 1973.
Across 158 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

635 stations

635 station records on 30 November 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 November 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dresden-Klotzsche	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Verblyding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leeupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maristova	Norway	Record snow depth	83.0 cm (32.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kapaa Stables 1104	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gottingen	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Attenkam	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stiege	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hannover	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Contendas Do Sincora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Strasbourg-Entzheim	France	Record low minimum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ocosingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-15.9 C (3.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Teberda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manassas 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Timoteo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Potter Valley Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

635 records

Records set or tied on 30 November 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 132, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 147, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 98.

Records on 30 November 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	132
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	147
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	98

Records on 30 November 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 71, daily 564.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

548 broken records

Margins by which the 548 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 November 1973

Top 20 records on 30 November 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 November 1973	Putbus, DE	monthly snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	83 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1973	Dresden-Klotzsche, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1973	Bad Muskau, DE	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1973	Soltau, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1973	Verblyding, ZA	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1973	Ukiah, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1973	Chemnitz, DE	daily low min	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1973	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily low min	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1973	Red Bluff Muni AP, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1973	Cottbus, DE	daily snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	82 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1973	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1973	Orland, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1973	Leeupoort, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1973	Vanersborg, SE	daily low max	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1973	Newton Rigg, GB	monthly low min	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1973	Vestervig, DK	monthly low min	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1973	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	monthly low max	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1973	Berkeley, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1973	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1973	Maristova, NO	daily snow depth	83.0 cm (32.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	75 years	37 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 635 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 20	456
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	13
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	6
120 to 140	6
140 to 160	5