Weather Records on 26 November 1953

519 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 November 1953. Highest significance: The Forks, US.

Key Facts for 26 November 1953

On 26 November 1953, 519 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
219 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 494 daily.
The Forks set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 26 November 1953.
Across 158 earlier years (1838 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

519 stations

519 station records on 26 November 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 November 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
The Forks	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Luis Gomes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Missao Velha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milagres	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buique	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Sabugi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Cariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.4 C (-17.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jucurutu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Covelong	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-24.3 C (-11.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgegong (Kiora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-32.3 C (-26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sarapul	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-22.7 C (-8.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-22.9 C (-9.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-17.7 C (0.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Taua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mafeteng	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.3 C (-24.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.3 C (-13.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Station	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.7 C (-5.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

519 records

Records set or tied on 26 November 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 137, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 200, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 26 November 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	137
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 26 November 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 494.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

454 broken records

Margins by which the 454 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 November 1953

Top 20 records on 26 November 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 1953	The Forks, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1953	Beech Forest, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1953	Leopold Downs, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1953	Luis Gomes, BR	monthly rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1953	Missao Velha, BR	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1953	Milagres, BR	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1953	Canning Downs, AU	monthly rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1953	Buique, BR	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1953	Potchefstroom, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1953	Yaamba, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1953	Sao Joao Do Sabugi, BR	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1953	Wheaton, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1953	Sao Joao Do Cariri, BR	monthly rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1953	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily low min	-27.4 C (-17.3 F)	7.4 C (13.3 F)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1953	Feodosiia, UA	monthly low min	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1953	Jucurutu, BR	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1953	Millinocket, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1953	Burindi, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1953	Welland, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	70 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1953	Tadoussac, CA	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	39 years	34 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1838 to 1953. 1953 had 519 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 10	384
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	3