Weather Records on 26 November 1971

561 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 November 1971. Highest significance: Shawano 2SSW, US.

Key Facts for 26 November 1971

On 26 November 1971, 561 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 520 daily.
Shawano 2SSW set a monthly record daily snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 26 November 1971.
Across 158 earlier years (1838 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

561 stations

561 station records on 26 November 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 November 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Weiser	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehall	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cezu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alger-Dar El Beida	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	136.6 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crooked Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Koah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chemult	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsdale	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clohesy River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle (Walla Walla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
York Pond	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Indoe Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle (Cheddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wairuna Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
West Burke	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Menier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dixville Notch	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Freeland	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hollisterville	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mays Mill	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

561 records

Records set or tied on 26 November 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 300, Heaviest daily snowfall 113, Deepest snow cover 63.

Records on 26 November 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	300
Heaviest daily snowfall	113
Deepest snow cover	63

Records on 26 November 1971 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 38, daily 520.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

494 broken records

Margins by which the 494 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 November 1971

Top 20 records on 26 November 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 1971	Shawano 2SSW, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 years	77 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1971	Weiser, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1971	Beaver, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1971	Whitehall, US	monthly snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1971	Hawley 1 E, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1971	Gloversville, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1971	Miranda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1971	Rochester, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1971	Gaspe, CA	monthly rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1971	Northfield, US	monthly snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1971	Chelsea, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1971	Cezu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1971	Delhi 2 SE, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1971	Hawley 1 E, US	monthly snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1971	Alger-Dar El Beida, DZ	all-time rain	136.6 mm (5.4 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1971	Tierra Blanca (Smn), MX	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1971	Crooked Pool, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1971	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	85 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1971	Koah, AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1971	Storrs, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	45 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1838 to 1971. 1971 had 561 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	422
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1