Weather Records on 29 November 1984

642 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 November 1984. Highest significance: Sunny Hills, ZA.

Key Facts for 29 November 1984

On 29 November 1984, 642 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
211 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 592 daily.
Sunny Hills set an all-time record daily precipitation of 146.4 mm (5.8 in) on 29 November 1984.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

642 stations

642 station records on 29 November 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 November 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sunny Hills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	146.4 mm (5.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kirklington	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Versamelhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Coalville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goedehoop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kealia 1112	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Balkasino	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Klein Australie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	352.4 mm (13.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kearneysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Depot	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shamokin	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Millville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hyndman	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huejotzingo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.6 C (-26.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Penza	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.4 C (-28.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montebello 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Astara	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Combolcha	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Norwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cologne	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Big Meadows	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Keda	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.7 C (-26.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nenastnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coalville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Puhi 1013	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clocolan (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

642 records

Records set or tied on 29 November 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 246, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 29 November 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 29 November 1984 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 49, daily 592.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

536 broken records

Margins by which the 536 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 November 1984

Top 20 records on 29 November 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 November 1984	Sunny Hills, ZA	all-time rain	146.4 mm (5.8 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	74 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1984	Altamura, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	77 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1984	Selinsgrove 2 S, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	79 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1984	Lihue 1020, US	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1984	Kirklington, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1984	Versamelhoek, ZA	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1984	Coalville, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1984	Wardensville R M Farm, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1984	Valentia Observatory, IE	daily rain	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1984	Goedehoop (Bos), ZA	daily rain	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1984	Sibasa, ZA	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1984	Bear Gap, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1984	Morrisville 6 SW, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1984	Kealia 1112, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	71 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1984	Balkasino, KZ	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1984	Klein Australie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1984	Nakhon Si Thammarat, TH	daily rain	352.4 mm (13.9 in)	196.4 mm (7.7 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1984	Kearneysville, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1984	Tshakhuma, ZA	daily rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1984	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	monthly snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	55 years	42 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1984. 1984 had 642 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	514
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1