Weather Records on 26 November 1989

685 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 November 1989. Highest significance: Woomargama Estate, AU.

Key Facts for 26 November 1989

On 26 November 1989, 685 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
140 were record highs and 229 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 643 daily.
Woomargama Estate set an all-time record daily precipitation of 115.0 mm (4.5 in) on 26 November 1989.
Across 158 earlier years (1838 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

685 stations

685 station records on 26 November 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 November 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lochiel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Birdsville Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Galah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Evesham Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leeukop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Baratria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lethebrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ndumu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hartbeesfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moose	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low maximum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Germiston-Fj Payne Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bronkhorstspruit (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodfords	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Strathdarr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quartzsite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shovi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnaja Poljana	Russia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Picabo	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bondurant	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dotswood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Doyle	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Merlin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roseberth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leeudoringstad (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Electra P H	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koln-Bonn	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zuara	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moroni	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

685 records

Records set or tied on 26 November 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 177, Heaviest daily rainfall 220, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 26 November 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	177
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 26 November 1989 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 40, daily 643.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

582 broken records

Margins by which the 582 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 November 1989

Top 20 records on 26 November 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 1989	Woomargama Estate, AU	all-time rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1989	Moran 5WNW, US	all-time snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	61 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1989	Lochiel, AU	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1989	Tahoe City, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1989	Boca, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	83 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1989	Birdsville Police Station, AU	daily rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1989	Galah, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1989	Evesham Station, AU	daily rain	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1989	Leeukop, ZA	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1989	Jackson, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1989	Baratria, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1989	Lethebrook, AU	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1989	Ndumu, ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1989	Hambantota, LK	daily high max	32.4 C (90.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	119 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1989	Hartbeesfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1989	Cordillo Downs, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1989	Truckee Rs, US	daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1989	Tylden "Tulden", ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1989	Tahoe City, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1989	Karlsruhe, DE	daily low min	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	98 years	40 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1838 to 1989. 1989 had 685 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	545
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1