Weather Records on 26 November 1955

617 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 November 1955. Highest significance: Sable Island, CA.

Key Facts for 26 November 1955

On 26 November 1955, 617 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 231 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 601 daily.
Sable Island set a monthly record daily snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 26 November 1955.
Across 158 earlier years (1838 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

617 stations

617 station records on 26 November 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 November 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Smythe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nazareth House Farm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thurulgoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	-34.5 C (-30.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Billabong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Owens Gap (T.O.K.)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tooraweenah (Denham St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Glenrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nundle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Warrah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wallabadah (Woodton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Angledool Telephone Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baradine (Caledonia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plashett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rimini 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eromanga - Webber St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

617 records

Records set or tied on 26 November 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 132, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 331, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 26 November 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	132
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	331
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 26 November 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 601.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

550 broken records

Margins by which the 550 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 November 1955

Top 20 records on 26 November 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 1955	Sable Island, CA	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1955	Smythe, ZA	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1955	Narrabri Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1955	St John's, CA	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1955	Nazareth House Farm, ZA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1955	Scone (Philip Street), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1955	Oberon (Jenolan Caves), AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1955	Ellensburg, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1955	Aberdeen (Main Rd), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1955	Wingen (Murrulla), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1955	Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1955	Thurulgoona, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1955	Angledool (Angledool Station), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1955	Sodankyla AWS, FI	daily low max	-34.5 C (-30.1 F)	15.5 C (27.9 F)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1955	Choteau, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1955	Quirindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1955	Dungog Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1955	Hettinger, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1955	Breeza (Main Street), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1955	Pine Ridge (Billabong), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1838 to 1955. 1955 had 617 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	492
20 to 40	46
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2