Weather Records on 26 November 1954

306 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 November 1954. Highest significance: Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO.

Key Facts for 26 November 1954

On 26 November 1954, 306 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
162 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 302 daily.
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder set a daily record precipitation of 55.2 mm (2.2 in) on 26 November 1954.
Across 158 earlier years (1838 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

306 stations

306 station records on 26 November 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 November 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nongoma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beerlaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jose de Freitas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Piracuruca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Monte Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Itabaiana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ibicua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale Woodward Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Curaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lagarto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Simao Dias (Anapolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Station	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mileura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nova Russas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tamboril	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williambury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Four Corners	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jimba Jimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canudos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

306 records

Records set or tied on 26 November 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 92, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 November 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	92
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 November 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 302.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

252 broken records

Margins by which the 252 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 November 1954

Top 20 records on 26 November 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 1954	Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1954	Nongoma, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1954	Beerlaagte, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1954	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1954	Nome AP, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1954	Jose de Freitas, BR	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1954	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1954	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	73 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1954	Freiburg, DE	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	71 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1954	Wasco, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1954	Glendive, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	54 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1954	Porterville, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	48 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1954	Piracuruca, BR	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1954	Monte Santo, BR	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1954	Acude Itabaiana, BR	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1954	Great Falls, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1954	Ibicua, BR	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1954	Oakdale Woodward Dam, US	monthly low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1954	Lindsay, US	monthly low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1954	Trinidad 2 SSE, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	49 years	25 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1838 to 1954. 1954 had 306 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).