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Weather Records on 26 November 1920

29 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 November 1920. Highest significance: Cullendale, ZA.

Key Facts for 26 November 1920

  • On 26 November 1920, 29 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 28 daily.
  • Cullendale set a daily record precipitation of 49.5 mm (1.9 in) on 26 November 1920.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1838 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

29 stations
Weather records on 26 November 1920 29 station records on 26 November 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
29 station records on 26 November 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 November 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
CullendaleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation49.5 mm (1.9 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Eurongilly (Bundaleer)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.3 mm (1.3 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Jimbour State SchoolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.3 mm (1.4 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset EastSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HewittUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation73.7 mm (2.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff ReinetSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-LonchampFranceRecord daily precipitation10.1 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
CrawleySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
GrenfellCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchville Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.8 mm (0.11 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
AlicedaleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
CradockSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-ZellerfeldGermanyRecord high maximum temperature8.2 C (46.8 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
GrahamstownSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord high maximum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord low maximum temperature-3.8 C (25.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head CdaCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord low maximum temperature-1.2 C (29.8 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

29 records
Records on 26 November 1920 by type Records set or tied on 26 November 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 20. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 20Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 November 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 20.
Records on 26 November 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall20
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 November 1920 by timescale Records on 26 November 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 28. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 28all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 November 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 28.
Records on 26 November 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily28

How Much Records Were Beaten By

24 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 November 1920 Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.8. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 175 to 10: 210 to 15: 115 to 20: 220 to 25: 125 to 30: 030 to 35: 035 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 November 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 517
5 to 102
10 to 151
15 to 202
20 to 251
25 to 300
30 to 350
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

26 November 1920
Top 20 records on 26 November 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 November 1920Cullendale, ZAdaily rain49.5 mm (1.9 in)38.8 mm (1.5 in)14 years42 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1920Middleton (Sar), ZAdaily rain25.9 mm (1.0 in)18.5 mm (0.7 in)29 years29 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1920Eurongilly (Bundaleer), AUdaily rain32.3 mm (1.3 in)20.6 mm (0.8 in)34 years27 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1920Jimbour State School, AUdaily rain35.3 mm (1.4 in)16.8 mm (0.7 in)16 years21 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1920Murray Town (Doughboy Creek), AUdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)10.1 mm (0.4 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1920Somerset East, ZAdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1920Hewitt, USmonthly rain73.7 mm (2.9 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1920Graaff Reinet, ZAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)41 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1920Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FRdaily rain10.1 mm (0.4 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)36 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1920Aberdeen Rd (Sar), ZAdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1920Winnemucca AP, USdaily high min3.9 C (39.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1920Crawley, ZAdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1920Grenfell, CAdaily high min-3.3 C (26.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)20 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1920Peddie (Mag), ZAdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1920Seymour (Mag), ZAdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1920Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high min8.3 C (46.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)18 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1920Leitchville Post Office, AUdaily rain2.8 mm (0.11 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)29 years11 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1920Alicedale, ZAdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1920Cradock, ZAdaily rain4.1 mm (0.16 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1920Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DEdaily high max8.2 C (46.8 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)21 years10 of 100 (Routine)

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

1838 to 1920
Records on 11-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1838 to 1920. 1920 had 29 records. 01,0002,0003,0001838: 21849: 31851: 11853: 11856: 11863: 11865: 21867: 11870: 21872: 11873: 31874: 51875: 21876: 21877: 11878: 21879: 21880: 41882: 31883: 11885: 21887: 21889: 11890: 51891: 51892: 21893: 11894: 61895: 11896: 41897: 21898: 151899: 11900: 31901: 11902: 61903: 201904: 51905: 101906: 151907: 111908: 391909: 261910: 61911: 161912: 181913: 191914: 441915: 191916: 1021917: 431918: 361919: 461920: 291921: 1191922: 531923: 431924: 621925: 371926: 1511927: 3541928: 2241929: 2021930: 2551931: 2391932: 3271933: 2161934: 2411935: 2211936: 2771937: 1441938: 9261939: 1761940: 5821941: 1621942: 3141943: 2171944: 3751945: 1451946: 7091947: 3541948: 3791949: 9091950: 1,4171951: 6201952: 1,7151953: 5191954: 3061955: 6171956: 2591957: 3531958: 8941959: 3971960: 9471961: 5741962: 5431963: 5251964: 5631965: 1,2681966: 5651967: 3801968: 2621969: 3351970: 7461971: 5611972: 6821973: 1,0471974: 4391975: 1,7791976: 6131977: 1,5351978: 9661979: 1,7741980: 8371981: 7251982: 8861983: 1,8171984: 9171985: 2,7191986: 1,1291987: 7321988: 8631989: 6851990: 1,1981991: 7111992: 1,5811993: 2,2841994: 8381995: 8591996: 1,1981997: 9531998: 1,2671999: 9222000: 5152001: 1,1022002: 1,0302003: 4482004: 5792005: 9062006: 1,3712007: 5432008: 8532009: 6622010: 1,2772011: 1,2642012: 3362013: 9102014: 7362015: 7102016: 2932017: 9912018: 5742019: 5322020: 2572021: 5692022: 4382023: 6172024: 5612025: 3911838187918991915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1838 to 1920. 1920 had 29 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 11-26 in each year
YearRecords
18382
18493
18511
18531
18561
18631
18652
18671
18702
18721
18733
18745
18752
18762
18771
18782
18792
18804
18823
18831
18852
18872
18891
18905
18915
18922
18931
18946
18951
18964
18972
189815
18991
19003
19011
19026
190320
19045
190510
190615
190711
190839
190926
19106
191116
191218
191319
191444
191519
1916102
191743
191836
191946
192029
1921119
192253
192343
192462
192537
1926151
1927354
1928224
1929202
1930255
1931239
1932327
1933216
1934241
1935221
1936277
1937144
1938926
1939176
1940582
1941162
1942314
1943217
1944375
1945145
1946709
1947354
1948379
1949909
19501,417
1951620
19521,715
1953519
1954306
1955617
1956259
1957353
1958894
1959397
1960947
1961574
1962543
1963525
1964563
19651,268
1966565
1967380
1968262
1969335
1970746
1971561
1972682
19731,047
1974439
19751,779
1976613
19771,535
1978966
19791,774
1980837
1981725
1982886
19831,817
1984917
19852,719
19861,129
1987732
1988863
1989685
19901,198
1991711
19921,581
19932,284
1994838
1995859
19961,198
1997953
19981,267
1999922
2000515
20011,102
20021,030
2003448
2004579
2005906
20061,371
2007543
2008853
2009662
20101,277
20111,264
2012336
2013910
2014736
2015710
2016293
2017991
2018574
2019532
2020257
2021569
2022438
2023617
2024561
2025391

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).