Weather Records on 26 November 1980

837 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 November 1980. Highest significance: Nornalup, AU.

Key Facts for 26 November 1980

On 26 November 1980, 837 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 330 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 808 daily.
Nornalup set a daily record precipitation of 51.0 mm (2.0 in) on 26 November 1980.
Across 158 earlier years (1838 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

837 stations

837 station records on 26 November 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 November 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nornalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Candelaria (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Macuspana (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Robstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Slaton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Achisaj	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Floydada	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Reydon 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrell	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brigalow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rooipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goomeri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sihota	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Post	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Cajubi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Floydada	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yarraman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haidarakan	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pedernal 9 E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Groveton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Panuco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gholson 8 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Balmorhea	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lenorah	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

837 records

Records set or tied on 26 November 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 195, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 332, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 53.

Records on 26 November 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	195
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	332
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	53

Records on 26 November 1980 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 808.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

743 broken records

Margins by which the 743 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 November 1980

Top 20 records on 26 November 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 1980	Nornalup, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1980	Eidsvold Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	86 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1980	Jimbour State School, AU	monthly rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	90 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1980	Warra Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	86 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1980	Candelaria (Smn), MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1980	Alice, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1980	Crosbyton, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1980	Seminole, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1980	Dumas, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1980	Macuspana (Smn), MX	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1980	Pecos, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1980	Robstown, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1980	Karasjok, NO	monthly snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1980	Columbus, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1980	Lampasas, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	81 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1980	Slaton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1980	Dulacca Truck Stop, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	86 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1980	Achisaj, KZ	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1980	Carlsbad, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1980	Floydada, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 years	41 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1838 to 1980. 1980 had 837 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	699
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1