Weather Records on 26 November 1938

926 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 November 1938. Highest significance: Machilipatnam, IN.

Key Facts for 26 November 1938

On 26 November 1938, 926 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 665 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 115 monthly and 806 daily.
Machilipatnam set an all-time record daily precipitation of 355.6 mm (14.0 in) on 26 November 1938.
Across 158 earlier years (1838 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

926 stations

926 station records on 26 November 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 November 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	355.6 mm (14.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kovvur	India	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Prathipadu	India	Record daily precipitation	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Manginapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	297.2 mm (11.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Narsipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chodavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bhimavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	231.4 mm (9.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Narsapur	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	227.6 mm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yellavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pottangi	India	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ramachandrapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alamur(Alamar)	India	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pithapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Peddapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yellamanchili	India	Record daily precipitation	183.1 mm (7.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tadepalligudem	India	Record daily precipitation	212.3 mm (8.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avanigadda	India	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anakapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pendraka	India	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rapalle	India	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roper River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tanuku	India	Record daily precipitation	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rajahmundry	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kothapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chidavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lost Creek Near	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gajapathinagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Keedysville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

926 records

Records set or tied on 26 November 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 249, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 416, Heaviest daily rainfall 105, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 26 November 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	249
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	416
Heaviest daily rainfall	105
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 26 November 1938 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 115, daily 806.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

760 broken records

Margins by which the 760 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 November 1938

Top 20 records on 26 November 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 1938	Machilipatnam, IN	all-time rain	355.6 mm (14.0 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	36 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1938	Kovvur, IN	monthly rain	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	103.7 mm (4.1 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1938	Prathipadu, IN	monthly rain	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1938	Manginapudi, IN	monthly rain	297.2 mm (11.7 in)	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1938	Narsipatnam, IN	monthly rain	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1938	Chodavaram, IN	monthly rain	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	6 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1938	Bhimavaram, IN	all-time rain	231.4 mm (9.1 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1938	Narsapur, IN	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1938	Kakinada, IN	daily rain	227.6 mm (9.0 in)	187.5 mm (7.4 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1938	Yellavaram, IN	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1938	Pottangi, IN	daily rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1938	Point Escuminac, CA	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1938	Ramachandrapuram, IN	daily rain	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1938	Vishakhapatnam, IN	daily rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1938	Alamur(Alamar), IN	daily rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1938	Pithapuram, IN	daily rain	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	147.5 mm (5.8 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1938	Peddapuram, IN	daily rain	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1938	Yellamanchili, IN	daily rain	183.1 mm (7.2 in)	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1938	Polavaram, IN	daily rain	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1938	Tadepalligudem, IN	all-time rain	212.3 mm (8.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1838 to 1938. 1938 had 926 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	705
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	20
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1