Weather Records on 26 November 1975

1,779 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 November 1975. Highest significance: Cottonwood Falls, US.

Key Facts for 26 November 1975

On 26 November 1975, 1,779 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 711 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 147 monthly and 1,623 daily.
Cottonwood Falls set a monthly record daily snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 26 November 1975.
Across 158 earlier years (1838 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,779 stations

1,779 station records on 26 November 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 November 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dinokana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Moorside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aparecida	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ellis	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gerald	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kapalama 773	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Schoongezicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
La Cygne 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Queluz (Centro Saude)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Baixa (Usina Amalia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oorlogshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tevredenheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Overbrook 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Hawaii 713	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Passa Quatro (Inmet)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.3 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Heritage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Van Buren 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kemoo Camp 8 855	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Werk-Met-Lus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grootdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tweeling (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leslie (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Edgerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,779 records

Records set or tied on 26 November 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 302, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 409, Heaviest daily rainfall 499, Heaviest daily snowfall 360, Deepest snow cover 139.

Records on 26 November 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	302
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	409
Heaviest daily rainfall	499
Heaviest daily snowfall	360
Deepest snow cover	139

Records on 26 November 1975 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 147, daily 1,623.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,532 broken records

Margins by which the 1,532 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 November 1975

Top 20 records on 26 November 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 1975	Cottonwood Falls, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	69 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1975	Ashton 1N, US	all-time snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	77 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1975	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1975	Dinokana, ZA	daily rain	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1975	Mtn Home 1 NNW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1975	Lebo, US	monthly snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	69 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1975	Lawrence, US	monthly snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1975	Moorside, ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1975	Buckland Downs, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1975	Frankfort, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1975	Aparecida, BR	monthly rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1975	Lebo, US	monthly snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1975	Eldorado Springs, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1975	Eads, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1975	Ft Madison, US	monthly snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1975	Atchison, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1975	Ellis, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1975	Galena, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1975	Fall Rvr Lake, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.9 cm (5.9 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1975	Madison, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	4 years	53 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1838 to 1975. 1975 had 1,779 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	1,299
50 to 100	161
100 to 150	43
150 to 200	24
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2