Weather Records on 30 November 1978

761 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 November 1978. Highest significance: Swainsboro, US.

Key Facts for 30 November 1978

On 30 November 1978, 761 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
118 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 711 daily.
Swainsboro set a monthly record daily precipitation of 127.8 mm (5.0 in) on 30 November 1978.
Across 158 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

761 stations

761 station records on 30 November 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 November 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Swainsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hidrolandia (Batoque)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Martins	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Stillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Curral Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Midville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sitia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Jua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Selbourne (Kirnbrae)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Malhada Vermelha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marcelino Vieira (Panatis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carrick (Oaks Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moutajup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz-Litoral	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Potengi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Branchville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy Research Station (Main	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meruoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rifle	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Epping Forest (Forton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salva Vidas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santana Do Matos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dippoldiswalde-Reinberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Florence 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-28.8 C (-19.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rimini 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Margaret Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mendubim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Red Springs 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bishopville 1.4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Liffey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Araripe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

761 records

Records set or tied on 30 November 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 103, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 388, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 52.

Records on 30 November 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	103
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	388
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	52

Records on 30 November 1978 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 49, daily 711.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

625 broken records

Margins by which the 625 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 November 1978

Top 20 records on 30 November 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 November 1978	Swainsboro, US	monthly rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1978	Hidrolandia (Batoque), BR	monthly rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1978	Martins, BR	monthly rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1978	Santa Cruz, BR	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1978	Stillmore, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1978	Curral Novo, BR	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1978	Midville, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1978	Snake Creek Powerhouse, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1978	Sitia, BR	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1978	Frankford (Rossville), AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1978	Fazenda Jardim, BR	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1978	Barra Do Jua, BR	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1978	Selbourne (Kirnbrae), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1978	Acude Malhada Vermelha, BR	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1978	Marcelino Vieira (Panatis), BR	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1978	Carrick (Oaks Road), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1978	Moutajup, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1978	Latrobe (Coal Road), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1978	Sheffield, GB	monthly low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1978	Santa Cruz-Litoral, BR	daily rain	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	44 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1978. 1978 had 761 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	605
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1