Weather Records on 26 November 1929

202 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 November 1929. Highest significance: Port Said, EG.

Key Facts for 26 November 1929

On 26 November 1929, 202 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 199 daily.
Port Said set a monthly record daily precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 26 November 1929.
Across 158 earlier years (1838 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

202 stations

202 station records on 26 November 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 November 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Said	Egypt	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Thornborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.1 C (104.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maragle Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kiruna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waitchie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Big Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tyntynder West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkers Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Redbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Abitibi Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Berthong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mallan (Niemur Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wooroonook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Juanbung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Corack East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bagdad	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rugby	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tyrrell Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

202 records

Records set or tied on 26 November 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 108, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 26 November 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 November 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 199.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

166 broken records

Margins by which the 166 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 November 1929

Top 20 records on 26 November 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 1929	Port Said, EG	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1929	Newlands, ZA	monthly rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1929	Thornborough, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1929	Chicoutimi, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1929	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	daily high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1929	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	monthly high max	40.1 C (104.2 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1929	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily high max	35.8 C (96.4 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1929	Maragle Station, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	42 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1929	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	47 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1929	Charlottetown, CA	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1929	Magdeburg, DE	daily high max	12.0 C (53.6 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	47 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1929	Ellensburg, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1929	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1929	Kiruna, SE	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1929	Beaufort, AU	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1929	Gallivare_A, SE	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1929	Karesuando, SE	daily rain	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1929	Wickliffe, AU	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1929	Hoburg, SE	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1929	Mingela Post Office, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	20 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1838 to 1929. 1929 had 202 records.

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

Records on 11-26 in each year
Year	Records
1838	2
1849	3
1851	1
1853	1
1856	1
1863	1
1865	2
1867	1
1870	2
1872	1
1873	3
1874	5
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	2
1879	2
1880	4
1882	3
1883	1
1885	2
1887	2
1889	1
1890	5
1891	5
1892	2
1893	1
1894	6
1895	1
1896	4
1897	2
1898	15
1899	1
1900	3
1901	1
1902	6
1903	20
1904	5
1905	10
1906	15
1907	11
1908	39
1909	26
1910	6
1911	16
1912	18
1913	19
1914	44
1915	19
1916	102
1917	43
1918	36
1919	46
1920	29
1921	119
1922	53
1923	43
1924	62
1925	37
1926	151
1927	354
1928	224
1929	202
1930	255
1931	239
1932	327
1933	216
1934	241
1935	221
1936	277
1937	144
1938	926
1939	176
1940	582
1941	162
1942	314
1943	217
1944	375
1945	145
1946	709
1947	354
1948	379
1949	909
1950	1,417
1951	620
1952	1,715
1953	519
1954	306
1955	617
1956	259
1957	353
1958	894
1959	397
1960	947
1961	574
1962	543
1963	525
1964	563
1965	1,268
1966	565
1967	380
1968	262
1969	335
1970	746
1971	561
1972	682
1973	1,047
1974	439
1975	1,779
1976	613
1977	1,535
1978	966
1979	1,774
1980	837
1981	725
1982	886
1983	1,817
1984	917
1985	2,719
1986	1,129
1987	732
1988	863
1989	685
1990	1,198
1991	711
1992	1,581
1993	2,284
1994	838
1995	859
1996	1,198
1997	953
1998	1,267
1999	922
2000	515
2001	1,102
2002	1,030
2003	448
2004	579
2005	906
2006	1,371
2007	543
2008	853
2009	662
2010	1,277
2011	1,264
2012	336
2013	910
2014	736
2015	710
2016	293
2017	991
2018	574
2019	532
2020	257
2021	569
2022	438
2023	617
2024	561
2025	391

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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 10	148
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1