Weather Records on 26 November 1939

176 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 November 1939. Highest significance: Passau-Maierhof, DE.

Key Facts for 26 November 1939

On 26 November 1939, 176 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 172 daily.
Passau-Maierhof set a daily record precipitation of 34.8 mm (1.4 in) on 26 November 1939.
Across 158 earlier years (1838 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

176 stations

176 station records on 26 November 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 November 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Condamine Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Abydos Woodstock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ranken River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quinyambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montcornet	France	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Copley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra (Onepah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balranald (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denekamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

176 records

Records set or tied on 26 November 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 102.

Records on 26 November 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	102
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 November 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 172.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

147 broken records

Margins by which the 147 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 November 1939

Top 20 records on 26 November 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 1939	Passau-Maierhof, DE	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1939	Roermond, NL	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1939	Metten, DE	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1939	Helmond, NL	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1939	Aachen, DE	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1939	Condamine Plains, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1939	Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DE	monthly rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1939	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1939	Warrinilla, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1939	Muenster, DE	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1939	Roldal, NO	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1939	Altastenberg, DE	monthly rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1939	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1939	Childers Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1939	Uccle, BE	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	53 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1939	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1939	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1939	Lifjell, NO	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1939	Trier-Zewen, DE	monthly rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1939	Snoqualmie Falls, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	39 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1838 to 1939. 1939 had 176 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).