Weather Records on 29 November 1985

2,683 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 November 1985. Highest significance: Coupeville 1 S, US.

Key Facts for 29 November 1985

On 29 November 1985, 2,683 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
407 were record highs and 1,125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 323 monthly and 2,359 daily.
Coupeville 1 S set a daily record snow depth of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 29 November 1985.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 29 November 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 November 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Blunt	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Boise Air Terminal	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Benson	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Packwood	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls - Kifi	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Freewater	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dillenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kuna	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walla Walla WSO City	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Petrisberg	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,683 records

Records set or tied on 29 November 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 715, Highest daily minimum 292, Lowest daily minimum 410, Heaviest daily rainfall 364, Heaviest daily snowfall 262, Deepest snow cover 525.

Records on 29 November 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	715
Highest daily minimum	292
Lowest daily minimum	410
Heaviest daily rainfall	364
Heaviest daily snowfall	262
Deepest snow cover	525

Records on 29 November 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 323, daily 2,359.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,199 broken records

Margins by which the 2,199 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 November 1985

Top 20 records on 29 November 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 November 1985	Coupeville 1 S, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	87 years	75 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1985	Blunt, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1985	Parma Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1985	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	91 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1985	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	91 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1985	Clark, US	monthly snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1985	Miller, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1985	Concrete Ppl Fish STN, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1985	Olga 2 SE, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	87 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1985	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1985	Boise Air Terminal, US	monthly snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1985	Hopetoun, AU	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1985	Darrington Rs, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1985	Port Townsend, US	daily low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1985	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	87 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1985	Parnu, EE	monthly rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1985	Steynsburg, ZA	monthly rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1985	Kazan, RU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	102 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1985	Scipio, US	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1985	Amidon, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1985. 1985 had 2,683 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	2,066
100 to 200	105
200 to 300	25
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1