Weather Records on 30 November 1988

686 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 November 1988. Highest significance: Ketchikan AP, US.

Key Facts for 30 November 1988

On 30 November 1988, 686 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
234 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 667 daily.
Ketchikan AP set a daily record precipitation of 134.4 mm (5.3 in) on 30 November 1988.
Across 158 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

686 stations

686 station records on 30 November 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 November 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Maranboy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Calcutta/Dum Dum	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hameln	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Witzenhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Magnet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nalbarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eschwege	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Holzminden Bevern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gera-Leumnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sondershausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bochum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kassel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kirkalocka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ludinghausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wahlsburg-Lippoldsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montello Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dusseldorf-Sudfriedhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Crescent Dam 7	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar-Schondorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wuppertal-Buchenhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dorchester	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Earaheedy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holstein	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gutersloh	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Galesville 2WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Westby 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wis Rapids Grand Av B	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Twistetal-Muhlhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Broadus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trempealeau Dam 6	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gustavus	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalumburu Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.4 mm (6.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Essen-Bredeney	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beckum-Unterberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kanawha	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eklutna Project	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

686 records

Records set or tied on 30 November 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 127, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 258, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 30 November 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	127
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 30 November 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 667.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

587 broken records

Margins by which the 587 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 November 1988

Top 20 records on 30 November 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 November 1988	Ketchikan AP, US	daily rain	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	73 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1988	Agartala, IN	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	87 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1988	Maranboy, AU	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1988	Calcutta/Dum Dum, IN	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1988	Saint Paul Is AP, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1988	Hameln, DE	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1988	Witzenhausen, DE	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1988	Mount Magnet, AU	monthly rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1988	Nalbarra, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1988	Eschwege, DE	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1988	Kr. Holzminden Bevern, DE	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1988	Gera-Leumnitz, DE	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1988	Rastenberg, DE	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1988	Sondershausen, DE	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1988	Storm Lake, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	94 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1988	Gogo Station, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1988	Bochum, DE	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1988	Kassel, DE	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1988	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily low max	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1988	Sandusky, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	75 years	43 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1988. 1988 had 686 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	553
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1