Weather Records on 20 November 1926

294 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1926. Highest significance: Holmogadd A, SE.

Key Facts for 20 November 1926

On 20 November 1926, 294 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 290 daily.
Holmogadd A set a monthly record daily precipitation of 39.6 mm (1.6 in) on 20 November 1926.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

294 stations

294 station records on 20 November 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tunhovd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	74.0 cm (29.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Menasha	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

294 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 138, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 41, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 20 November 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	138
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	41
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 20 November 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 290.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

249 broken records

Margins by which the 249 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1926

Top 20 records on 20 November 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1926	Holmogadd A, SE	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1926	Mt Ayr, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1926	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	16.5 C (61.7 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	149 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1926	Biri, NO	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1926	Washington, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1926	Hedal I Valdres, NO	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1926	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high min	8.7 C (47.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	142 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1926	Marshalltown, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1926	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1926	Columbia Wb City, US	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1926	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1926	Salzburg, AT	daily high max	18.4 C (65.1 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1926	Harnosand, SE	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	53 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1926	St Louis Eads Brg, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1926	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily high max	15.8 C (60.4 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	37 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1926	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	37 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1926	Corning, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1926	Salzburg, AT	daily high min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	45 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1926	Bathurst, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1926	Durham, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	23 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

1793 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1926. 1926 had 294 records.

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

Records on 11-20 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	2
1816	3
1829	4
1835	1
1836	1
1847	1
1851	1
1852	1
1855	1
1858	1
1859	1
1862	1
1865	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	4
1893	2
1894	1
1897	7
1900	11
1901	6
1902	10
1903	10
1904	9
1905	7
1906	22
1907	5
1908	8
1909	26
1910	14
1911	29
1912	15
1913	64
1914	89
1915	12
1916	16
1917	65
1918	14
1919	47
1920	15
1921	73
1922	26
1923	45
1924	84
1925	224
1926	294
1927	105
1928	140
1929	130
1930	600
1931	646
1932	255
1933	702
1934	477
1935	55
1936	286
1937	1,102
1938	167
1939	265
1940	280
1941	438
1942	774
1943	248
1944	347
1945	322
1946	774
1947	413
1948	651
1949	362
1950	877
1951	742
1952	494
1953	850
1954	876
1955	365
1956	598
1957	190
1958	218
1959	270
1960	330
1961	540
1962	700
1963	597
1964	863
1965	285
1966	434
1967	277
1968	479
1969	710
1970	368
1971	651
1972	729
1973	941
1974	655
1975	660
1976	389
1977	1,332
1978	1,413
1979	819
1980	745
1981	1,119
1982	800
1983	1,054
1984	537
1985	2,379
1986	1,142
1987	666
1988	1,218
1989	986
1990	1,010
1991	798
1992	1,416
1993	1,211
1994	1,484
1995	1,237
1996	1,566
1997	461
1998	829
1999	493
2000	1,163
2001	843
2002	900
2003	1,242
2004	738
2005	432
2006	1,034
2007	1,151
2008	1,171
2009	1,184
2010	678
2011	816
2012	657
2013	411
2014	1,018
2015	733
2016	725
2017	451
2018	339
2019	791
2020	578
2021	414
2022	1,283
2023	554
2024	645
2025	660

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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 100	246
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1