Weather Records on 29 November 2008

1,004 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 November 2008. Highest significance: Murrurundi Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 29 November 2008

On 29 November 2008, 1,004 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
385 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 963 daily.
Murrurundi Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 89.4 mm (3.5 in) on 29 November 2008.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

1,004 stations

1,004 station records on 29 November 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 November 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Winton (Dalblair)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Tamworth (Hillgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.4 mm (6.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Ivanhoe (Baden Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Weabonga (Stoneleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Pine Ridge (Windy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wallabadah (Woodton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Arundel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nowendoc (Beaufort)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dungowan (Ravencroft)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Annanvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Woolbrook (Danglemah Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Binnaway (Wattle St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gunnedah Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tombong (Hillcrest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Glenora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tia (Rambrah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Danglemah (Rutherglen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Augustus Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tia (Highrent)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gonyelinka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gowrie South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Werris Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yarras (Mount Seaview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Clermont Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woolomin (Culwulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Claiborne L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Belvedere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
D'Lo 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.6 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Cooinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moonan Flat (High St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Attunga (Garthowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wallabadah (Martyn St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ostre Toten - Apelsvoll	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mize 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lorraine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Numil Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,004 records

Records set or tied on 29 November 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 200, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 185, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 473, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 29 November 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	200
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	185
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	473
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 29 November 2008 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 33, daily 963.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

869 broken records

Margins by which the 869 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 November 2008

Top 20 records on 29 November 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 November 2008	Murrurundi Post Office, AU	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	118 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 November 2008	Breeza (Main Street), AU	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	103 years	75 of 100 (Major)
29 November 2008	Winton (Dalblair), AU	all-time rain	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	74 of 100 (Major)
29 November 2008	Tamworth (Hillgrove), AU	all-time rain	171.4 mm (6.7 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	73 of 100 (Major)
29 November 2008	Quitman 2 NW, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	94 years	73 of 100 (Major)
29 November 2008	Ivanhoe (Baden Park), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	97 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 November 2008	Weabonga (Stoneleigh), AU	all-time rain	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 November 2008	Pine Ridge (Windy), AU	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	63 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 November 2008	Wallabadah (Woodton), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 November 2008	Arundel, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 November 2008	Nowendoc (Beaufort), AU	daily rain	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 November 2008	Dungowan (Ravencroft), AU	all-time rain	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 November 2008	Annanvale, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	81 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 November 2008	Woolbrook (Danglemah Road), AU	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 November 2008	Binnaway (Wattle St), AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	106 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 November 2008	Gunnedah Resource Centre, AU	monthly rain	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 2008	Tombong (Hillcrest), AU	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 2008	Willow Tree (Glenora), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 2008	Tia (Rambrah), AU	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 2008	Herbert Vale, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	94 years	57 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2008. 2008 had 1,004 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 50	846
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1