Weather Records on 26 November 1970

746 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 November 1970. Highest significance: Bolagamy, AU.

Key Facts for 26 November 1970

On 26 November 1970, 746 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
160 were record highs and 175 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 721 daily.
Bolagamy set a daily record precipitation of 44.7 mm (1.8 in) on 26 November 1970.
Across 158 earlier years (1838 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

746 stations

746 station records on 26 November 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 November 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bolagamy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Paragonah	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Delano	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Porterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Canyon Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Minersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hana 354	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orderville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Powell River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Visalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paakea 350	United States	Record daily precipitation	332.7 mm (13.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waiahi Lower 1054	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.5 mm (7.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Keremeos	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jubilee Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emery	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria da Boa Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kanab	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Sal	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Agricultural Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Junipine	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yampa	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

746 records

Records set or tied on 26 November 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 311, Heaviest daily snowfall 88, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 26 November 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	311
Heaviest daily snowfall	88
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 26 November 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 721.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

623 broken records

Margins by which the 623 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 November 1970

Top 20 records on 26 November 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 1970	Bolagamy, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1970	Michelago (Soglio), AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1970	Paragonah, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1970	Delano, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1970	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1970	Porterville, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1970	Beaver Canyon Pwr House, US	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1970	Minersville, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1970	Hana 354, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1970	West Wyalong Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1970	Orderville, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1970	Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	95 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1970	Cobargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1970	Bison, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1970	Sheridan Fld STN, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1970	Ash Mtn, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1970	Ely AP, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1970	Powell River, CA	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1970	Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1970	Visalia, US	monthly rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	46 years	44 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1838 to 1970. 1970 had 746 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	537
25 to 50	49
50 to 75	18
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	8
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1