Weather Records on 25 November 1979

1,283 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 November 1979. Highest significance: Pipestone, US.

Key Facts for 25 November 1979

On 25 November 1979, 1,283 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
682 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,253 daily.
Pipestone set a daily record snow depth of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 25 November 1979.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

1,283 stations

1,283 station records on 25 November 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 November 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pipestone	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Belmont	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wonderfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Klipspruit (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun City	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Phillips	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oliphantspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nelia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Turffontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pilanesberg-Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bruce 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hattonvale Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Selmer	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao Dos Ouros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Linhult_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,283 records

Records set or tied on 25 November 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 272, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 410, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 357, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 78.

Records on 25 November 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	272
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	410
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	357
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	78

Records on 25 November 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 1,253.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,106 broken records

Margins by which the 1,106 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 November 1979

Top 20 records on 25 November 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 November 1979	Pipestone, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	78 years	73 of 100 (Major)
25 November 1979	Malin Head, IE	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	86 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 November 1979	Corinth 5 WSW, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	78 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 November 1979	Belmont, ZA	monthly rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1979	Wonderfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1979	Klipspruit (Pur), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1979	Yoder 5 W, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1979	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	129 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1979	Jhb-Joubert Park, ZA	daily rain	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1979	Ochoco Rs, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1979	Cheyenne, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1979	Calhoun City, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1979	La Grange, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1979	Phillips, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1979	Philadelphia City, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	101 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1979	Sidney Muni AP, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1979	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1979	Oliphantspoort, ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1979	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1979	Chugwater, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	0 years	48 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 1,283 records.

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

Records on 11-25 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1805	1
1812	1
1835	1
1838	2
1844	1
1848	1
1851	1
1852	2
1853	1
1856	1
1858	3
1863	2
1865	3
1867	1
1869	2
1870	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	2
1878	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	2
1898	4
1899	3
1900	3
1901	10
1902	12
1903	12
1904	14
1905	21
1906	22
1907	11
1908	46
1909	20
1910	20
1911	56
1912	26
1913	10
1914	133
1915	22
1916	117
1917	68
1918	12
1919	31
1920	34
1921	56
1922	35
1923	73
1924	102
1925	73
1926	134
1927	276
1928	113
1929	135
1930	302
1931	452
1932	438
1933	207
1934	160
1935	176
1936	203
1937	230
1938	1,210
1939	168
1940	355
1941	118
1942	351
1943	166
1944	578
1945	123
1946	548
1947	378
1948	290
1949	730
1950	2,309
1951	678
1952	1,214
1953	502
1954	294
1955	645
1956	419
1957	294
1958	660
1959	483
1960	944
1961	610
1962	359
1963	330
1964	567
1965	1,637
1966	794
1967	301
1968	208
1969	257
1970	1,040
1971	802
1972	642
1973	1,351
1974	308
1975	1,478
1976	383
1977	1,446
1978	756
1979	1,283
1980	826
1981	680
1982	1,027
1983	1,279
1984	914
1985	2,233
1986	976
1987	980
1988	745
1989	797
1990	889
1991	994
1992	1,929
1993	2,892
1994	606
1995	1,004
1996	1,181
1997	781
1998	1,078
1999	910
2000	633
2001	1,709
2002	712
2003	783
2004	863
2005	1,153
2006	1,509
2007	577
2008	661
2009	830
2010	1,958
2011	1,014
2012	540
2013	1,184
2014	949
2015	531
2016	410
2017	1,011
2018	371
2019	263
2020	425
2021	453
2022	481
2023	466
2024	856
2025	496

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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	1,079
100 to 200	20
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1