Weather Records on 26 November 1962

543 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 November 1962. Highest significance: Ardmore, US.

Key Facts for 26 November 1962

On 26 November 1962, 543 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
411 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 533 daily.
Ardmore set a daily record precipitation of 69.1 mm (2.7 in) on 26 November 1962.
Across 158 earlier years (1838 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

543 stations

543 station records on 26 November 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 November 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cummings	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spur	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kamsack	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bagepalli	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wind River	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rapur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Byfield Childs Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Souris	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ninette	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tirumayam	India	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Davidson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hubbard	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Bay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

543 records

Records set or tied on 26 November 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 176, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 235, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 97, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 26 November 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	176
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	235
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	97
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 26 November 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 533.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

457 broken records

Margins by which the 457 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 November 1962

Top 20 records on 26 November 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 1962	Ardmore, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1962	Sand I Ryfylke II, NO	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1962	Scotia, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1962	Cidra 1 E, PR	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1962	Munday, US	monthly rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1962	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1962	Lifjell, NO	daily snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1962	Grants Pass, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1962	Virden, CA	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	71 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1962	Riddle, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1962	Cummings, US	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1962	Albany 1 N, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1962	Memphis, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1962	Towner 2 NE, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	62 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1962	Summit, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1962	Wichita Falls Muni AP, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1962	Willow City, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	62 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1962	Spur, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1962	Vernon, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1962	Catawba Hospital, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 years	32 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1838 to 1962. 1962 had 543 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 25	431
25 to 50	16
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1