Weather Records on 26 November 1979

1,774 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 November 1979. Highest significance: Marshall, US.

Key Facts for 26 November 1979

On 26 November 1979, 1,774 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
813 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,732 daily.
Marshall set a daily record precipitation of 59.2 mm (2.3 in) on 26 November 1979.
Across 158 earlier years (1838 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,774 stations

1,774 station records on 26 November 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 November 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Scipio	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Enka	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Swannanoa 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bent Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Phillips	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Notre Dame du Laus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Point MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 3.5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Red Springs 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kemptville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Celo 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Givhans Ferry 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jumatan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dingle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Knightstown 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pee Dee	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,774 records

Records set or tied on 26 November 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 367, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 446, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 662, Heaviest daily snowfall 85, Deepest snow cover 93.

Records on 26 November 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	367
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	446
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	662
Heaviest daily snowfall	85
Deepest snow cover	93

Records on 26 November 1979 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 40, daily 1,732.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,560 broken records

Margins by which the 1,560 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 November 1979

Top 20 records on 26 November 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 1979	Marshall, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1979	Scipio, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	82 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1979	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1979	Banner Elk, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1979	Enka, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1979	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1979	Kurnool, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1979	Swannanoa 2 E, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1979	Yoder 5 W, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1979	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	109 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1979	Ottawa Cda, CA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1979	Rupert 3 WSW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1979	Watseka Public Works, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1979	Cheyenne, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1979	Bent Creek, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1979	La Grange, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1979	Phillips, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1979	Notre Dame du Laus, CA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1979	Gotska Sandon, SE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1979	Phoenixville 1 E, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	50 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1838 to 1979. 1979 had 1,774 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	1,534
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1