Weather Records on 26 November 1978

966 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 November 1978. Highest significance: Deseret, US.

Key Facts for 26 November 1978

On 26 November 1978, 966 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 168 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 936 daily.
Deseret set a daily record snow depth of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 26 November 1978.
Across 158 earlier years (1838 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

966 stations

966 station records on 26 November 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 November 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Deseret	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tonti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Emgcewe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ljunga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paysandu	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Washakie 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Caplinger Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kahlotus 5 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Big Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kauffman 4 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Camdenton 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar City AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Owensville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elberta	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark Beach 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Box Butte Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rossared	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Okemah	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

966 records

Records set or tied on 26 November 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 450, Heaviest daily snowfall 120, Deepest snow cover 93.

Records on 26 November 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	450
Heaviest daily snowfall	120
Deepest snow cover	93

Records on 26 November 1978 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 29, daily 936.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

797 broken records

Margins by which the 797 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 1978

Top 20 records on 26 November 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 1978	Deseret, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1978	Tonti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1978	Emgcewe (Bos), ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1978	Lebanon 2W, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1978	Delta, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1978	Nova Cruz, BR	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1978	Ljunga, SE	monthly rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1978	Moran, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1978	Paysandu, UY	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1978	Lakeside, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1978	Ft Washakie 1 SE, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1978	Caplinger Mills, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1978	Warsaw 1, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1978	Kahlotus 5 SSW, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1978	Santa Cruz, BR	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1978	Baddeck, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1978	Big Springs, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1978	Kauffman 4 SSE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1978	Harrisburg, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1978	Nashville 1 E, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	80 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1838 to 1978. 1978 had 966 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	703
50 to 100	69
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1