Weather Records on 26 November 1949

909 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 November 1949. Highest significance: Gladwin, US.

Key Facts for 26 November 1949

On 26 November 1949, 909 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
567 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 881 daily.
Gladwin set a daily record snowfall of 12.4 cm (4.9 in) on 26 November 1949.
Across 158 earlier years (1838 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

909 stations

909 station records on 26 November 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 November 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gladwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tobias Barreto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tambe (Itambe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Parnass Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jaguaribe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Cedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quebrangulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stockdill Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kapoho 93	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jeremoabo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lapeer 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cicero Dantas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sooke Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
East Lansing Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quinault Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rietfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Annanvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Urara (the Knoll)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkeld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elberta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

909 records

Records set or tied on 26 November 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 292, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 275, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 26 November 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	292
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	275
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 26 November 1949 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 27, daily 881.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

748 broken records

Margins by which the 748 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 November 1949

Top 20 records on 26 November 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 1949	Gladwin, US	daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1949	River Jordan, CA	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1949	Fernie, CA	monthly rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1949	Tobias Barreto, BR	all-time rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1949	Tambe (Itambe), BR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1949	Parnass Vale, AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1949	Shawnigan Lake, CA	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1949	Ulmarra (Newsagency), AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1949	Jaguaribe, BR	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1949	Forks 1 E, US	daily rain	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1949	Mtn View 91, US	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1949	Natashquan A, CA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1949	Olaa 92, US	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1949	Upper Orara (Aurania), AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1949	Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1949	Victoria Gonzales Hts, CA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1949	Fort Frances, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1949	Milan, IT	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	78 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1949	Acude Cedro, BR	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1949	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	37 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1838 to 1949. 1949 had 909 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 25	693
25 to 50	30
50 to 75	16
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1