Weather Records on 26 November 1931

239 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 November 1931. Highest significance: Killarney Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 26 November 1931

On 26 November 1931, 239 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 229 daily.
Killarney Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 64.3 mm (2.5 in) on 26 November 1931.
Across 158 earlier years (1838 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

239 stations

239 station records on 26 November 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 November 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bangarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Umatilla	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta (Paratoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
York	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

239 records

Records set or tied on 26 November 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 86, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 26 November 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 26 November 1931 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 229.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

193 broken records

Margins by which the 193 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 November 1931

Top 20 records on 26 November 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 1931	Killarney Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1931	Dillon U of Montana Western, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1931	Ashland, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1931	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1931	Dillon U of Montana Western, US	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	13 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1931	Helidon Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1931	Jefferson 3SE, US	monthly snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1931	Snowflake, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1931	Winnemucca AP, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1931	Burr Oak 4S, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1931	Emporia 1 S, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1931	Hays 1 S, US	monthly snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1931	Cape York Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1931	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1931	Horton, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1931	Newkirk 5NE, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1931	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	12 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1931	Kansas City, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1931	Independence, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1931	Enid, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 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

1838 to 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1838 to 1931. 1931 had 239 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 20	140
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1