Weather Records on 29 November 1974

497 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 November 1974. Highest significance: Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 29 November 1974

On 29 November 1974, 497 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
17 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 478 daily.
Kieskamahoek (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 46.5 mm (1.8 in) on 29 November 1974.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

497 stations

497 station records on 29 November 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 November 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nubeena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Premaydena Hatchery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tasman Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lubny	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Camocim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laborare	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Snydersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nugent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moberly	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort C/K	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vargem Do Engenho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Invergwali	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lakenvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uitenhage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gerald	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caplinger Mills	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowknife Hydro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belfast	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sihota	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Intosh 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Summit WSO AP	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Insizwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rietbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Boston Dam 17	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glenbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Geary	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga Agricultural Insti	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cwencwe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

497 records

Records set or tied on 29 November 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 244, Heaviest daily snowfall 91, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 29 November 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	91
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 29 November 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 478.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

432 broken records

Margins by which the 432 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 290.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 November 1974

Top 20 records on 29 November 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 November 1974	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	82 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1974	Nubeena, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1974	Premaydena Hatchery, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1974	Versailles, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1974	Kendrew Estates, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1974	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low max	12.5 C (54.5 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	115 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1974	Tasman Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1974	Lubny, UA	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1974	Versailles, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1974	Camocim, BR	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1974	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1974	Laborare, ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1974	Burlington Muni AP, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1974	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1974	Snydersfontein, ZA	monthly rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1974	Nugent, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1974	Springfield, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1974	Port Arthur, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1974	Moberly, US	monthly snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1974	Burlington Muni AP, US	monthly snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	31 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1974. 1974 had 497 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	408
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1