Weather Records on 26 November 1936

277 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 November 1936. Highest significance: Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US.

Key Facts for 26 November 1936

On 26 November 1936, 277 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 167 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 270 daily.
Cleveland 2717 Euclid set a daily record snowfall of 29.5 cm (11.6 in) on 26 November 1936.
Across 158 earlier years (1838 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

277 stations

277 station records on 26 November 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 November 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberly-de Beers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arukutty	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Hill 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umatilla	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
De Sabla	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

277 records

Records set or tied on 26 November 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 119, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 31, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 26 November 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	119
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	31
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 26 November 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 270.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

201 broken records

Margins by which the 201 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 206.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 November 1936

Top 20 records on 26 November 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 1936	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1936	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1936	Huntsville, CA	monthly low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	57 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1936	Kimberly-de Beers, ZA	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1936	Galway, IE	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	74 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1936	White River, CA	monthly low min	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1936	Chillagoe Atherton Street, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1936	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1936	Headworks Portland Wtr B, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1936	Exwell Park, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1936	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	monthly rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1936	Britt 3E, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1936	Masset Airport, CA	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1936	Arukutty, IN	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1936	Tullahoma, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1936	Haliburton A, CA	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	41 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1936	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1936	Clayoquot, CA	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1936	Edmonton, CA	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	54 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1936	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	44 years	22 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1838 to 1936. 1936 had 277 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 50	194
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1