Weather Records on 26 November 1959

397 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 November 1959. Highest significance: Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black, AU.

Key Facts for 26 November 1959

On 26 November 1959, 397 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 389 daily.
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 26 November 1959.
Across 158 earlier years (1838 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

397 stations

397 station records on 26 November 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 November 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tuena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wilroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Romsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Castlemaine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bethungra (Retreat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Breadalbane (Sweetwood Lea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coolac (Hopewood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Illabo (Clock Museum)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ariah Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Linton Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ardlethan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pyalong West (Cavan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guararema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Boro (Calderwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kowen Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsbury (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hall (Lochleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canberra Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Junee Reefs (Noorla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bowral Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kangiara (Laverstock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Whittlesea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Narrawa (Hollywood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Old Junee (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Levy	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Geluk (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

397 records

Records set or tied on 26 November 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 218, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 26 November 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 26 November 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 389.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

330 broken records

Margins by which the 330 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 241.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 November 1959

Top 20 records on 26 November 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 1959	Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1959	Tuena, AU	all-time rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1959	Candelo Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1959	Bygoo, AU	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1959	Burrinjuck Dam, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1959	Wilroy, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1959	Romsey, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1959	Castlemaine Post Office, AU	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1959	Bethungra (Retreat), AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1959	Breadalbane (Sweetwood Lea), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1959	Kameruka (Kameruka Estate), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1959	Fairlight Station, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1959	Coolac (Hopewood), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1959	Illabo (Clock Museum), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1959	Bungendore Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1959	Ariah Park Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1959	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1959	Collector (Brookdale), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1959	Yass (Linton Hostel), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1959	Boulder, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	16 years	45 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1838 to 1959. 1959 had 397 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 50	314
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1