Weather Records on 29 November 1980

665 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 November 1980. Highest significance: Wise Rvr 3 WNW, US.

Key Facts for 29 November 1980

On 29 November 1980, 665 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
173 were record highs and 107 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 635 daily.
Wise Rvr 3 WNW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 25.9 mm (1.0 in) on 29 November 1980.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

665 stations

665 station records on 29 November 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 November 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wise Rvr 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Glen Agr. College,Bfn.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	73.0 cm (28.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bet-El	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Adamsonsvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gotnja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
De Kalk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Mansa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Tres Saltos (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dilke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kettering (Saddle Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Modderrivier (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mequatlingsnek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oorlogshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olivine	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-27.1 C (-16.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jericho (Bowsden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fredrikstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leeupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Avare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wimbledon	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Boa Vista de Jacare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Driekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taquarituba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Todos Santos (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Keble	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Slurry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Doornhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Iacri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coronation A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Campania (the Pines)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria da Serra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Biesjiesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

665 records

Records set or tied on 29 November 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 304, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 29 November 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	304
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 29 November 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 635.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

565 broken records

Margins by which the 565 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 November 1980

Top 20 records on 29 November 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 November 1980	Wise Rvr 3 WNW, US	monthly rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1980	Glen Agr. College,Bfn., ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1980	Karasjok, NO	daily snow depth	73.0 cm (28.7 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1980	Kursk, RU	monthly rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1980	Warrenton (Mun), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1980	Bet-El, ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1980	Adamsonsvlei, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1980	Gotnja, RU	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1980	Nome AP, US	daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1980	De Kalk, ZA	monthly rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1980	Barra Mansa, BR	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1980	Usina Tres Saltos (Cpfl), BR	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1980	Virginia City, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1980	Dilke, CA	daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1980	Kettering (Saddle Road), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1980	Modderrivier (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1980	Mequatlingsnek, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1980	Pitea, SE	daily low max	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	77 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1980	Steelville 2 N, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1980	Bagdad Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	37 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1980. 1980 had 665 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	541
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1