Weather Records on 30 November 1980

697 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 November 1980. Highest significance: Verhoture, RU.

Key Facts for 30 November 1980

On 30 November 1980, 697 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
217 were record highs and 124 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 660 daily.
Verhoture set a monthly record daily precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 30 November 1980.
Across 158 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

697 stations

697 station records on 30 November 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 November 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Verhoture	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Petrusberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Laingsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	73.0 cm (28.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Divinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blackdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maun	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Klein Australie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Davidson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Rio Pardo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brazzaville	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Partizansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cedaredge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Itumirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Santa Cecilia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coral Harbour A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Srednij Kalar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ladysdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Drieputs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warden (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Twyfelspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Murmansk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dwarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alger-Dar El Beida	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carmo Do Cajuru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caxambu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Gaviao Peixoto (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

697 records

Records set or tied on 30 November 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 139, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 274, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 30 November 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	139
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	274
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 30 November 1980 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 35, daily 660.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

592 broken records

Margins by which the 592 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

30 November 1980

Top 20 records on 30 November 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 November 1980	Verhoture, RU	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1980	Petrusberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1980	Laingsburg, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1980	Senekal (Agr), ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	71 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1980	Budapest, HU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1980	Venterstad, ZA	monthly rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1980	Mystic Lake, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1980	Luroy, NO	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1980	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 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)
30 November 1980	Robertson, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1980	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1980	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1980	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1980	Ladismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1980	Kaiserslautern, DE	monthly snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1980	Madras/Minambakkam, IN	daily rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1980	Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1980	Divinopolis, BR	daily rain	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1980	Blackdown, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	39 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 697 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	573
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2