Weather Records on 30 November 1989

781 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 November 1989. Highest significance: Elderslie, AU.

Key Facts for 30 November 1989

On 30 November 1989, 781 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
223 were record highs and 294 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 739 daily.
Elderslie set a daily record precipitation of 54.0 mm (2.1 in) on 30 November 1989.
Across 158 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

781 stations

781 station records on 30 November 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 November 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Morro Do Pilar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	176.2 mm (6.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Amasia	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hluhluwe Game Reserve	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Krokodilbrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	132.5 mm (5.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wilburra Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	217.5 mm (8.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Amatikulu(Mill)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chileka	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lock (Ninamanima)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barisaho	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmac Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Granada Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Omalo	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bvumbwe	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Undilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Langhorne Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lalbert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Itauninhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zilverhout	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Butler Tanks (North Parnda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bordertown (Kangaringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Numil Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Longreach Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bakuriani	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fantan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Navojoa (Ffcc)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte de Itabapoana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zacatepec	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Storsteinnes I Balsfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aparan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

781 records

Records set or tied on 30 November 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 154, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 140, Heaviest daily rainfall 239, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 30 November 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	154
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	140
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 30 November 1989 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 40, daily 739.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

677 broken records

Margins by which the 677 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 November 1989

Top 20 records on 30 November 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 November 1989	Elderslie, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1989	Morro Do Pilar, BR	monthly rain	176.2 mm (6.9 in)	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1989	Amasia, AM	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1989	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1989	Hluhluwe Game Reserve, ZA	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	83.9 mm (3.3 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1989	Krokodilbrug, ZA	monthly rain	132.5 mm (5.2 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1989	Milang, AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1989	Wilburra Downs Station, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1989	Doornkop, ZA	monthly rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	8 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1989	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	217.5 mm (8.6 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	0 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1989	Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1989	Amatikulu(Mill), ZA	monthly rain	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1989	Chileka, MW	daily rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1989	Lock (Ninamanima), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1989	Barisaho, GE	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1989	Melrose, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1989	Katandra, AU	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1989	Mtunzini, ZA	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1989	Kenmac Station, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1989	Granada Station, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	46 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1989. 1989 had 781 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 20	624
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	4