Weather Records on 26 November 1947

354 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 November 1947. Highest significance: Fortaleza (Escola Regional), BR.

Key Facts for 26 November 1947

On 26 November 1947, 354 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
119 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 334 daily.
Fortaleza (Escola Regional) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 103.1 mm (4.1 in) on 26 November 1947.
Across 158 earlier years (1838 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

354 stations

354 station records on 26 November 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 November 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fortaleza (Escola Regional)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Granja	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saboeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ubajara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caraubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Illalangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Luis Gomes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Donald (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caucaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wonderboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cascavel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cajazeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nannup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vicosa Do Ceara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carire	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Serra Talhada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ibiapina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marayur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goldendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cabrobo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ipueiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

354 records

Records set or tied on 26 November 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 26 November 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 26 November 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 334.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

274 broken records

Margins by which the 274 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 November 1947

Top 20 records on 26 November 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 1947	Fortaleza (Escola Regional), BR	monthly rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	26 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1947	Wilgarrup, AU	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1947	Granja, BR	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1947	Saboeiro, BR	daily rain	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1947	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1947	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1947	Ubajara, BR	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1947	Caraubas, BR	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1947	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1947	Illalangi, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1947	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1947	Luis Gomes, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1947	Heerde, NL	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1947	Raymondville, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1947	Fort Donald (Bos), ZA	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1947	Hebbronville, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1947	Caucaia, BR	monthly rain	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1947	Harrison, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1947	Weslaco, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1947	Wonderboom, ZA	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	40 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1838 to 1947. 1947 had 354 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	254
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2