Weather Records on 26 November 1960

947 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 November 1960. Highest significance: Husum, DE.

Key Facts for 26 November 1960

On 26 November 1960, 947 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
653 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 931 daily.
Husum set a daily record precipitation of 27.0 mm (1.1 in) on 26 November 1960.
Across 158 earlier years (1838 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

947 stations

947 station records on 26 November 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 November 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hat Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woodfords	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thadikarekonam	India	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oroville Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Round Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gravelbourg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ceylon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hex Krantz	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pechipparai	India	Record daily precipitation	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Mateo	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leliekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rocklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Enzelberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nicolaus	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Volta Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dunnigan	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

947 records

Records set or tied on 26 November 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 407, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 246, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 213, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 26 November 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	407
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	246
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 26 November 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 931.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

802 broken records

Margins by which the 802 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 November 1960

Top 20 records on 26 November 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 1960	Husum, DE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1960	Centerville Ph, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1960	Cedarville, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1960	Hat Creek, US	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1960	Woodfords, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1960	Santa Clara UNIV, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1960	Nevada City, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1960	Ter Apel, NL	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1960	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	14.9 C (58.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	162 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1960	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	9.3 C (48.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	113 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1960	Willowmore, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1960	Quincy, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1960	Thadikarekonam, IN	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1960	Paisley, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1960	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	82 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1960	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high min	9.5 C (49.1 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	81 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1960	Thiruvananthapuram, IN	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1960	Collingwood, CA	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1960	Greenville, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1960	Oroville Brg, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	39 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1838 to 1960. 1960 had 947 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	772
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1