Weather Records on 24 November 1979

1,458 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 November 1979. Highest significance: Pipestone, US.

Key Facts for 24 November 1979

On 24 November 1979, 1,458 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
709 were record highs and 136 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 1,438 daily.
Pipestone set a daily record snow depth of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 24 November 1979.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

1,458 stations

1,458 station records on 24 November 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 November 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pipestone	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Crowfels Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bordertown (Karrawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grootpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bankstown (Condell Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tarome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip (Marlbed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte (Lochaber)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nylsvley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Phillips	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Denver-Stapleton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canberra Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Five Dock (Barnwell Park Golf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mosdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hanksville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Besonderheid"Byzonderhd."	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Berambing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paupong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,458 records

Records set or tied on 24 November 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 317, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 392, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 468, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 90.

Records on 24 November 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	317
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	392
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	468
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	90

Records on 24 November 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 1,438.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,264 broken records

Margins by which the 1,264 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 November 1979

Top 20 records on 24 November 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 November 1979	Pipestone, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1979	Cwebe, ZA	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1979	Woodhouselee (Leeston), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	82 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1979	Naboomspruit (Pol), ZA	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1979	Wheatland 4N, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1979	Highlands, US	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1979	Crowfels Station, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1979	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	83 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1979	Bordertown (Karrawirra), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1979	Falmouth, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1979	Grootpoort, ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1979	St Marys Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1979	Naracoorte, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1979	Breckenridge, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	83 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1979	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1979	Beulah, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	83 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1979	Chugwater, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1979	Menangle Jmai, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	89 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1979	Bankstown (Condell Park), AU	daily rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1979	Brewster, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 years	53 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

1793 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1979. 1979 had 1,458 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 11-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1812	1
1824	2
1831	1
1836	1
1838	1
1841	1
1846	1
1852	2
1853	1
1856	2
1858	3
1863	1
1865	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	1
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	6
1889	1
1890	6
1892	3
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	12
1903	8
1904	15
1905	17
1906	19
1907	14
1908	53
1909	30
1910	9
1911	47
1912	24
1913	26
1914	64
1915	20
1916	97
1917	110
1918	18
1919	43
1920	21
1921	60
1922	66
1923	164
1924	261
1925	132
1926	107
1927	410
1928	110
1929	226
1930	368
1931	945
1932	186
1933	211
1934	100
1935	221
1936	216
1937	302
1938	778
1939	234
1940	439
1941	166
1942	490
1943	192
1944	418
1945	226
1946	368
1947	745
1948	459
1949	487
1950	1,821
1951	627
1952	762
1953	280
1954	315
1955	621
1956	732
1957	282
1958	650
1959	665
1960	318
1961	660
1962	299
1963	351
1964	330
1965	1,334
1966	840
1967	294
1968	271
1969	284
1970	1,493
1971	836
1972	633
1973	1,513
1974	434
1975	844
1976	412
1977	1,071
1978	703
1979	1,458
1980	1,053
1981	910
1982	1,223
1983	1,370
1984	1,074
1985	2,300
1986	713
1987	781
1988	904
1989	1,005
1990	1,031
1991	928
1992	1,515
1993	2,296
1994	792
1995	956
1996	1,232
1997	489
1998	893
1999	1,202
2000	705
2001	1,808
2002	755
2003	1,166
2004	1,255
2005	1,115
2006	992
2007	1,001
2008	777
2009	889
2010	1,626
2011	1,046
2012	370
2013	1,155
2014	1,016
2015	493
2016	452
2017	1,526
2018	535
2019	323
2020	391
2021	451
2022	378
2023	554
2024	755
2025	453

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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 100	1,232
100 to 200	20
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	2