Weather Records on 26 November 1961

574 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 November 1961. Highest significance: Moscow U of I, US.

Key Facts for 26 November 1961

On 26 November 1961, 574 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
160 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 543 daily.
Moscow U of I set a daily record snow depth of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 26 November 1961.
Across 158 earlier years (1838 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

574 stations

574 station records on 26 November 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 November 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Olyfenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Town Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Krielsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Danielskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cromer Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklyn (Sandbrook Inlet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Masindi	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Adaven	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brakkies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepoort (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwejaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Udhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Silverstreams	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	France	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vosburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tweefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Pass	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eagles Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poortjie-Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milner	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beecroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Turramurra (Kissing Point Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Reasi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkins	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kistwar	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roseville Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

574 records

Records set or tied on 26 November 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 294, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 26 November 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	294
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 26 November 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 543.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

477 broken records

Margins by which the 477 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 November 1961

Top 20 records on 26 November 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 1961	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1961	Haparanda, SE	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1961	Olyfenfontein, ZA	all-time rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1961	Manly Town Hall, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1961	Bend, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1961	Superior, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1961	Krielsfontein, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1961	Danielskuil, ZA	monthly rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1961	Cromer Golf Club, AU	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1961	Brooklyn (Sandbrook Inlet), AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1961	Mosman (Bapaume Road), AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1961	Masindi, UG	monthly rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1961	Adaven, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1961	Botany No.1 Dam, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1961	Mosman Water Supply, AU	daily rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1961	Brakkies, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1961	Kareepoort (Irr), ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1961	Moore Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1961	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1961	Nuwejaarskraal, ZA	monthly rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	43 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1838 to 1961. 1961 had 574 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	454
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	2