Weather Records on 26 November 1973

1,047 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 November 1973. Highest significance: Diamantina Lakes, AU.

Key Facts for 26 November 1973

On 26 November 1973, 1,047 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
400 were record highs and 148 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 1,000 daily.
Diamantina Lakes set a monthly record daily precipitation of 114.3 mm (4.5 in) on 26 November 1973.
Across 158 earlier years (1838 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

1,047 stations

1,047 station records on 26 November 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 November 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mount Marlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Granada Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Marion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Jedburgh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tallyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgeacca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Undilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wilburra Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bunda Bunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Augustus Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Emmet Lister Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Emmet Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milgarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Longford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Danner	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sandstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Devoncourt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cluny	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cloncurry Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ventry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lorraine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nelia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gowrie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Yelizavety	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glengyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thylungra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moselle Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albilbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coorabulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ekari Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Margaret	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orderville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,047 records

Records set or tied on 26 November 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 174, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 226, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 389, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 53.

Records on 26 November 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	174
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	226
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	389
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	53

Records on 26 November 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 46, daily 1,000.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

876 broken records

Margins by which the 876 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 November 1973

Top 20 records on 26 November 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 1973	Diamantina Lakes, AU	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	62 years	76 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1973	Kynuna, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1973	Glenormiston, AU	monthly rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1973	Springvale, AU	all-time rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1973	Mount Marlow, AU	monthly rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	39 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1973	South Comongin, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1973	Granada Station, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1973	Marion Downs, AU	monthly rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1973	Gunnawarra, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1973	Jedburgh Station, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1973	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1973	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1973	Tallyabra, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1973	West Leichhardt Station, AU	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	77 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1973	Premer (Eden Moor), AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1973	Mudgeacca, AU	monthly rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1973	Hughenden Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1973	Undilla Station, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1973	Wilburra Downs Station, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1973	Coeur D'Alene, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 years	55 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1838 to 1973. 1973 had 1,047 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	811
50 to 100	40
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1