Weather Records on 12 November 1926

224 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 November 1926. Highest significance: Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 12 November 1926

On 12 November 1926, 224 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 172 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 222 daily.
Cofimvaba (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 12 November 1926.
Across 156 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

224 stations

224 station records on 12 November 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 November 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

224 records

Records set or tied on 12 November 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 134, Heaviest daily rainfall 26, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 November 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	134
Heaviest daily rainfall	26
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 November 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 222.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

181 broken records

Margins by which the 181 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 November 1926

Top 20 records on 12 November 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 November 1926	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1926	Moose Jaw Chab, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1926	Rutherglen, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.1 cm (4.4 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1926	Milan, IT	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1926	Parry Sound, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1926	Tsomo (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1926	Bridgeton 1 NE, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1926	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1926	Huntingdon, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1926	Darlington, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1926	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1926	Plainfield, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1926	Worcester, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1926	Tobolsk, RU	daily rain	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1926	London South, CA	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1926	Yarmouth, CA	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1926	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1926	Williamstown, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1926	Morgantown 1, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1926	Washington, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	31 years	19 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

1802 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1926. 1926 had 224 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 11-12 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1804	1
1823	1
1835	3
1848	1
1849	1
1859	1
1862	2
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1881	7
1882	3
1885	1
1886	3
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	2
1894	6
1895	20
1896	1
1897	7
1898	3
1899	1
1901	6
1902	20
1903	7
1904	10
1905	14
1906	15
1907	6
1908	9
1909	30
1910	34
1911	56
1912	21
1913	51
1914	18
1915	20
1916	217
1917	29
1918	16
1919	85
1920	198
1921	141
1922	61
1923	99
1924	355
1925	203
1926	224
1927	193
1928	99
1929	203
1930	191
1931	442
1932	237
1933	267
1934	292
1935	458
1936	418
1937	227
1938	529
1939	171
1940	806
1941	294
1942	173
1943	178
1944	398
1945	500
1946	428
1947	532
1948	156
1949	891
1950	458
1951	489
1952	312
1953	413
1954	393
1955	807
1956	243
1957	282
1958	290
1959	605
1960	629
1961	348
1962	233
1963	273
1964	790
1965	362
1966	517
1967	400
1968	1,185
1969	670
1970	872
1971	566
1972	716
1973	1,029
1974	559
1975	580
1976	1,236
1977	767
1978	1,278
1979	686
1980	860
1981	805
1982	1,338
1983	1,116
1984	738
1985	1,727
1986	1,839
1987	1,480
1988	941
1989	1,385
1990	971
1991	1,150
1992	1,247
1993	1,145
1994	1,025
1995	1,856
1996	1,235
1997	1,334
1998	1,214
1999	1,762
2000	1,796
2001	772
2002	1,057
2003	1,100
2004	847
2005	1,017
2006	827
2007	617
2008	680
2009	1,124
2010	1,229
2011	572
2012	1,008
2013	703
2014	1,192
2015	711
2016	609
2017	446
2018	1,277
2019	2,525
2020	1,086
2021	895
2022	1,516
2023	437
2024	396
2025	734

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	175
20 to 40	2
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1