Weather Records on 26 November 1986

1,129 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 November 1986. Highest significance: Madison, US.

Key Facts for 26 November 1986

On 26 November 1986, 1,129 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
545 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,106 daily.
Madison set a daily record precipitation of 72.4 mm (2.9 in) on 26 November 1986.
Across 158 earlier years (1838 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

1,129 stations

1,129 station records on 26 November 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 November 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ebor (Glenowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de San Antonio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pedras de Abelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Catucaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dix Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesburg 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nququ (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norcross	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chenoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rust-En-Vrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brewton 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elba	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shepherdsville 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keene 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blairsville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record low maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Union	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,129 records

Records set or tied on 26 November 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 240, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 305, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 489, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 26 November 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	240
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	305
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	489
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 26 November 1986 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 1,106.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

975 broken records

Margins by which the 975 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 206.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 November 1986

Top 20 records on 26 November 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 1986	Madison, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1986	Ebor (Glenowen), AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1986	Hendersonville 1 NE, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1986	Maceio (Aeroporto), BR	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1986	Paso de San Antonio, MX	monthly rain	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1986	Greensburg, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1986	Troy, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1986	Laporte, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1986	Columbia 3 WNW, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1986	Kaufman 3 SE, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1986	Lancaster, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1986	Pedras de Abelhas (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1986	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high max	12.0 C (53.6 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	120 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1986	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	102 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1986	Gainesville, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1986	Lenoir, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1986	Walhalla, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1986	Catucaba, BR	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1986	Manilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1986	Seymour 1 WSW, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	45 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1838 to 1986. 1986 had 1,129 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	958
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1