Weather Records on 29 November 1987

1,070 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 November 1987. Highest significance: Venterstad, ZA.

Key Facts for 29 November 1987

On 29 November 1987, 1,070 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
266 were record highs and 253 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 65 monthly and 1,004 daily.
Venterstad set a daily record precipitation of 38.5 mm (1.5 in) on 29 November 1987.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

1,070 stations

1,070 station records on 29 November 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 November 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Mandacaru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Phitsanulok/Sarit	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Couderay 7 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hong Kong Observatory	China	Record low maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chanthaburi	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mundaring Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Young America 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plooysburg S.A.P.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rustplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bellaire 8 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shanwei	China	Record low maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vesta	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coroaci	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Sot	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.8 C (-16.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raoul Isl/Kermadec	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ganzhou	China	Record low maximum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux City Perry Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Is	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shantou	China	Record low maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,070 records

Records set or tied on 29 November 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 155, Highest daily minimum 195, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 439, Heaviest daily snowfall 77, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 29 November 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	155
Highest daily minimum	195
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	439
Heaviest daily snowfall	77
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 29 November 1987 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 65, daily 1,004.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

912 broken records

Margins by which the 912 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 November 1987

Top 20 records on 29 November 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 November 1987	Venterstad, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	93 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1987	Hutchinson 1 N, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1987	Bedford, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1987	Clarinda, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	89 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1987	Johnstown, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1987	Porto Mandacaru, BR	daily rain	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1987	Elk Rvr, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1987	Purcellville, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1987	Primghar, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1987	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1987	Corning, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1987	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1987	Litchfield, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1987	Phitsanulok/Sarit, TH	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1987	Creston 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1987	Sibley, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1987	Couderay 7 W, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1987	Hong Kong Observatory, CN	monthly low max	9.6 C (49.3 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1987	Horton, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1987	Chanthaburi, TH	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	40 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1987. 1987 had 1,070 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 20	817
20 to 40	59
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	13
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	4