Weather Records on 26 November 1937

144 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 November 1937. Highest significance: Brooksville Chin Hill, US.

Key Facts for 26 November 1937

On 26 November 1937, 144 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 141 daily.
Brooksville Chin Hill set a daily record precipitation of 77.7 mm (3.1 in) on 26 November 1937.
Across 158 earlier years (1838 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

144 stations

144 station records on 26 November 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 November 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.8 C (98.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mmabatho Arpt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Penticton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raiford State Prison	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anantnag	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maroonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ramanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kealia 1112	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Miltalie (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Balladonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Berens River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Berens River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kilba	India	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Banjar(Saraj-Teh)	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kotkhai	India	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

144 records

Records set or tied on 26 November 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 65, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 November 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	65
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 November 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 141.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

117 broken records

Margins by which the 117 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 November 1937

Top 20 records on 26 November 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 1937	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1937	Uanda, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1937	Prince Albert, CA	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1937	Prince Albert, CA	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1937	Millungera Station, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1937	Chaplin, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1937	Biskra, DZ	daily high max	27.0 C (80.6 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1937	St Augustine, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1937	Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem), ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1937	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	3 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1937	Hedley, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1937	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	monthly high max	36.8 C (98.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	49 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1937	Waseca, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1937	Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1937	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1937	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1937	Longreach Post Office, AU	daily low max	28.4 C (83.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1937	Mmabatho Arpt, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1937	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily low min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	43 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1937	Arcadia, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	24 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1838 to 1937. 1937 had 144 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	96
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	1