Weather Records on 26 November 1968

262 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 November 1968. Highest significance: Alpine, US.

Key Facts for 26 November 1968

On 26 November 1968, 262 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 249 daily.
Alpine set a monthly record daily precipitation of 59.7 mm (2.4 in) on 26 November 1968.
Across 158 earlier years (1838 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

262 stations

262 station records on 26 November 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 November 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Meruoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine 10 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine 10 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cotija	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paint Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grapeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Polis	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cordalba Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McCamey	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hamlin 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Limassol	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Melnichnoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grootvlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Daly River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Locke	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Petford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madill	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vlakplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Knapp 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Austin-Camp Mabry	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pontal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salgadalia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stamford 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

262 records

Records set or tied on 26 November 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 130, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 26 November 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 26 November 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 249.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

225 broken records

Margins by which the 225 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 November 1968

Top 20 records on 26 November 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 1968	Alpine, US	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1968	Amiandos, CY	daily rain	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1968	Port Aux Basques, CA	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1968	Maunabo, PR	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	65 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1968	Meruoca, BR	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1968	McAlester Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1968	Colorado City, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1968	Valentine 10 WSW, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1968	Valentine 10 WSW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1968	Cotija, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1968	Alpine, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1968	Paint Rock, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1968	Eureka Springs 3 WNW, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1968	Balmorhea, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1968	Grapeland, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1968	Polis, CY	monthly rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1968	Putnam, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1968	Riverton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1968	Cordalba Store, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1968	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low min	2.1 C (35.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	75 years	35 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1838 to 1968. 1968 had 262 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	175
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3