Weather Records on 26 November 1966

565 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 November 1966. Highest significance: Ica, RU.

Key Facts for 26 November 1966

On 26 November 1966, 565 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
360 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 555 daily.
Ica set a monthly record daily precipitation of 75.4 mm (3.0 in) on 26 November 1966.
Across 158 earlier years (1838 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

565 stations

565 station records on 26 November 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 November 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Moorna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bhandara	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Tigre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlers Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arcoverde (Rio Branco)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Bento Do Una	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brejo da Madre de Deus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toogoolawah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gunbower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Imaculada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pacatuba (Pacatiba)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milagres	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.9 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Samford Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morrilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nicolet	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Snyder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Akalkot	India	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Doniphan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Vicente (Luiza)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nottingham Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Irvington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

565 records

Records set or tied on 26 November 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 297, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 26 November 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	297
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 26 November 1966 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 555.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

436 broken records

Margins by which the 436 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 November 1966

Top 20 records on 26 November 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 1966	Ica, RU	monthly rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1966	Moorna, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1966	Bhandara, IN	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1966	Harrisville Post Office, AU	monthly rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1966	Niznij Novgorod, RU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1966	Sao Joao Do Tigre, BR	daily rain	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1966	Mattoon, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1966	Ipswich, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1966	Pachena Point, CA	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1966	Richmond Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1966	Fowlers Bay, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1966	Wien, AT	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1966	Arcoverde (Rio Branco), BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1966	Sao Bento Do Una, BR	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1966	St Louis Eads Brg, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1966	Brejo da Madre de Deus, BR	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1966	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low max	13.0 C (55.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1966	Toogoolawah Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1966	Gunbower, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1966	Carlton Hill, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	34 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1838 to 1966. 1966 had 565 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	411
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2