Weather Records on 29 November 2016

692 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 November 2016. Highest significance: Vancouver 4 NNE, US.

Key Facts for 29 November 2016

On 29 November 2016, 692 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
235 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 679 daily.
Vancouver 4 NNE set a daily record precipitation of 87.9 mm (3.5 in) on 29 November 2016.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

692 stations

692 station records on 29 November 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 November 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sundance	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wausaukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
La Moure	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Childersburg Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bismarck	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vincent Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Portage	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Lake 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crivitz High Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Pleine Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olmsted L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sykeston	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whittaker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Talgai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tekirdag	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kirley 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Billingsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burgess Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

692 records

Records set or tied on 29 November 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 145, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 297, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 29 November 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	145
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	297
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 29 November 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 679.

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 168.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 November 2016

Top 20 records on 29 November 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 November 2016	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	116 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 November 2016	Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	97 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 November 2016	Sundance, US	monthly snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	94 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 2016	Wausaukee, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 2016	Poplar Bluff, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	97 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 2016	La Moure, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 2016	Corning, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 2016	Hardy, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	108 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 2016	Mc Clusky, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 2016	Goombungee Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 2016	Jonesboro, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 2016	Max, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 2016	Childersburg Wtp, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 2016	Selma, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	102 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 2016	Grand Marais, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 2016	Cleveland, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	82 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 2016	New Salem 5NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 2016	Bismarck, US	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 2016	Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 2016	Vincent Vale, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2016. 2016 had 692 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 25	517
25 to 50	40
50 to 75	13
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	3