Weather Records on 30 November 1991

2,104 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 November 1991. Highest significance: Emmetsburg, US.

Key Facts for 30 November 1991

On 30 November 1991, 2,104 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
930 were record highs and 268 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 2,045 daily.
Emmetsburg set a daily record precipitation of 52.8 mm (2.1 in) on 30 November 1991.
Across 158 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 30 November 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 November 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Emmetsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Lyons	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Washta	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Washta	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Socorro	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Winter	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Couderay 7 W	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bricelyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Northway AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Crown King	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Childs	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chaska	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chaska	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.4 cm (15.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Titonka	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Red Wing	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
North Pelican	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeland 1NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stoughton Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Peterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Lake 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Young America 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Peterson	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,104 records

Records set or tied on 30 November 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 477, Lowest daily maximum 183, Highest daily minimum 453, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 569, Heaviest daily snowfall 244, Deepest snow cover 93.

Records on 30 November 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	477
Lowest daily maximum	183
Highest daily minimum	453
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	569
Heaviest daily snowfall	244
Deepest snow cover	93

Records on 30 November 1991 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 55, daily 2,045.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,725 broken records

Margins by which the 1,725 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 November 1991

Top 20 records on 30 November 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 November 1991	Emmetsburg, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	91 years	76 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1991	Lyons, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	91 years	76 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1991	Prentice #2, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1991	Alton, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1991	Wilsonville, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1991	Washta, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	91 years	67 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1991	Washta, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	93 years	67 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1991	Winnebago, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1991	Socorro, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	97 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1991	W Pt, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	77 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1991	Stanley Wwtp, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1991	Sac City, US	monthly rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1991	Forest City 2 NNE, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	91 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1991	Ashland Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1991	Sibley, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1991	Fairmont, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1991	Winter, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1991	Lake Park 3SSE, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1991	Couderay 7 W, US	monthly snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1991	Dresden, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	64 years	58 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1991. 1991 had 2,104 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	1,572
50 to 100	90
100 to 150	40
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	8
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	3
350 to 400	1