Weather Records on 29 November 1979

811 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 November 1979. Highest significance: Satna, IN.

Key Facts for 29 November 1979

On 29 November 1979, 811 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
254 were record highs and 293 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 774 daily.
Satna set a daily record precipitation of 55.1 mm (2.2 in) on 29 November 1979.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

811 stations

811 station records on 29 November 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 November 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Minden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hillside Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Salgado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Phillips	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Araripe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wapato	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santana Do Cariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Malad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Snowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tyler	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Preston Sugar Factory	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tegeltrask	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Unalakleet Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clyde A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

811 records

Records set or tied on 29 November 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 173, Lowest daily maximum 154, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 139, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 75.

Records on 29 November 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	173
Lowest daily maximum	154
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	139
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	75

Records on 29 November 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 37, daily 774.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

677 broken records

Margins by which the 677 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

29 November 1979

Top 20 records on 29 November 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 November 1979	Satna, IN	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1979	Minden, CA	monthly snowfall	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	93 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1979	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1979	Charlevoix, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1979	Hillside Station, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1979	Yoder 5 W, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1979	Salgado, BR	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1979	Phillips, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1979	Chugwater, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	6 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1979	Wheatland 4N, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1979	Butte, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1979	Araripe, BR	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1979	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1979	Cheyenne, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1979	Kotzebue AP, US	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1979	Sidney Muni AP, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1979	La Grange, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1979	Bridgeport, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1979	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1979	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high max	16.0 C (60.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	93 years	41 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1979. 1979 had 811 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 100	663
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1