Weather Records on 26 November 1956

259 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 November 1956. Highest significance: Uppsala_Aut, SE.

Key Facts for 26 November 1956

On 26 November 1956, 259 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 253 daily.
Uppsala_Aut set a monthly record snow depth of 28.0 cm (11.0 in) on 26 November 1956.
Across 158 earlier years (1838 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

259 stations

259 station records on 26 November 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 November 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Duchess Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eddington Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Geeveston Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orangeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chute A Murdock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whetstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pilanesberg-Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ste Agathe des Monts	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nkhota Kota	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Minette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Perkins	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Penola Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Allambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wiluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kokardine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chute A Murdock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Turallin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie L High Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kundha (Kailkund)	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kostroma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

259 records

Records set or tied on 26 November 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 68, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 26 November 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	68
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 26 November 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 253.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

188 broken records

Margins by which the 188 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 1956

Top 20 records on 26 November 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 1956	Uppsala_Aut, SE	monthly snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1956	Duchess Hotel, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1956	Eddington Station, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1956	Saint John, CA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	67 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1956	Perola Park, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1956	Geeveston Police Station, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1956	Quebec, CA	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	80 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1956	Rochester Gtr Intl, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	1 year	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1956	Tot-Ma, RU	daily low max	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1956	Orangeville, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	71 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1956	Marshfield Exp Farm, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	18 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1956	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1956	Niznij Novgorod, RU	daily low max	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	49 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1956	Shenkursk, RU	daily low max	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1956	Virden, CA	daily high min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	65 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1956	Chute A Murdock, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	19 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1956	Szeged, HU	monthly low min	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1956	Arhangelsk, RU	daily low max	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	65 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1956	Whetstone Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1956	Nanaimo, CA	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	63 years	26 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1838 to 1956. 1956 had 259 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	163
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1