Weather Records on 30 November 1981

1,361 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 November 1981. Highest significance: Ewing, US.

Key Facts for 30 November 1981

On 30 November 1981, 1,361 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
186 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 1,330 daily.
Ewing set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 30 November 1981.
Across 158 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

1,361 stations

1,361 station records on 30 November 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 November 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wymore	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coalgate 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Selb/Oberfranken-Lauterbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shenandoah	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Central City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wagner	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dimbulah Brickley St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tolga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stammbach-Querenbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kajabbi Kalkadoon Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kronach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Merklingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minneota	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,361 records

Records set or tied on 30 November 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 950, Heaviest daily snowfall 102, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 30 November 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	950
Heaviest daily snowfall	102
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 30 November 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 31, daily 1,330.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,213 broken records

Margins by which the 1,213 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 380.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 November 1981

Top 20 records on 30 November 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 November 1981	Ewing, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1981	Ravenna, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1981	Wymore, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1981	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	95 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1981	Valley of Lagoons, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1981	Wakefield 3NW, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1981	Bethel AP, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1981	Genoa 2 W, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1981	Mullen 3S, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1981	Armour, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1981	Dillingham FAA AP, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1981	Holdrege, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1981	Spencer 6 SSE, US	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1981	Red Oak, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1981	Jewell, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1981	Aurora, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1981	Alexandria, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1981	Freeport 2 NW, US	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1981	Paonia 1SW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1981	Raymond 2E, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	52 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1981. 1981 had 1,361 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	1,158
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1