Weather Records on 26 November 1972

682 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 November 1972. Highest significance: North Bay, CA.

Key Facts for 26 November 1972

On 26 November 1972, 682 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 667 daily.
North Bay set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 26 November 1972.
Across 158 earlier years (1838 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

682 stations

682 station records on 26 November 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 November 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
North Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Abisko	Sweden	Record snow depth	76.0 cm (29.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oka	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal/St-Hubert A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Schenectady	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nonda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Midville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lac Victoria	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nelia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petawawa Nat Forestry	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Belle	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newcomb 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elkwood 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tye Rvr 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi (Boxwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trafalgar	Canada	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chester 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Parauna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Abre Campo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ankenes	Norway	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Du Bois 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.6 C (103.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tshatsheni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seeley Lake Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Theresa 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saxby Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Desoto City 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

682 records

Records set or tied on 26 November 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 396, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 26 November 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	396
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 26 November 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 667.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

593 broken records

Margins by which the 593 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 420.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 November 1972

Top 20 records on 26 November 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 1972	North Bay, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1972	Purcellville, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1972	Newry, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1972	Abisko, SE	daily snow depth	76.0 cm (29.9 in)	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1972	Monticello 5 SE, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1972	Oka, CA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1972	New Bern 3 NW, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1972	Montreal/St-Hubert A, CA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1972	Canon City, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1972	Butler, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1972	Chazy, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1972	Schenectady, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1972	Nonda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1972	Springfield, CA	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1972	Lysebotn, NO	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1972	Midville, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1972	Lake City 2 SE, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1972	W Pt, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1972	Effingham, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1972	Karesuando, SE	daily snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	62 years	39 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1838 to 1972. 1972 had 682 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 100	585
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1