Weather Records on 26 November 1997

953 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 November 1997. Highest significance: San Jose, US.

Key Facts for 26 November 1997

On 26 November 1997, 953 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
592 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 78 monthly and 873 daily.
San Jose set a daily record precipitation of 42.2 mm (1.7 in) on 26 November 1997.
Across 158 earlier years (1838 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

953 stations

953 station records on 26 November 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 November 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Jose	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Zimnegorskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Vacaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Barra Do Funchal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lucknow/Amausi	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nikko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Iwakuni	Japan	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gilroy	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Green Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.0 mm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Takayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood City	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Occidental	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.6 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Canoas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Half Moon Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paloma	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tadotsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Julian Cdf	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Iizuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nagasaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gem Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento AP ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meringa Sugar Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gordonvale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.6 C (108.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt Roads	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Represa	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.0 C (109.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cafelandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Combolcha	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winters	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Whittier	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Whyanbeel Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.6 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morioka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Takamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Broadlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop Creek Intake 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Leopoldina (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Duas Barras (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tancochapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Makakatana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fresno Yosemite Intl	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

953 records

Records set or tied on 26 November 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 303, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 289, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 288, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 26 November 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	303
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	289
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	288
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 26 November 1997 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 78, daily 873.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

810 broken records

Margins by which the 810 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 185.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 November 1997

Top 20 records on 26 November 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 1997	San Jose, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1997	Zimnegorskij Majak, RU	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1997	Vacaville, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	103 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1997	Barra Do Funchal, BR	monthly rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 November 1997	Lucknow/Amausi, IN	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1997	Nikko, JP	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1997	Iwakuni, JP	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1997	Turlock #2, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1997	Gilroy, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1997	Green Island, AU	daily rain	203.0 mm (8.0 in)	185.8 mm (7.3 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1997	Takayama, JP	monthly rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1997	Redwood City, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1997	Los Gatos, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1997	Occidental, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1997	Cairns Aero, AU	daily rain	126.6 mm (5.0 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1997	Vila Canoas, BR	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1997	Half Moon Bay, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1997	Paloma, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1997	Tadotsu, JP	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1997	Julian Cdf, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	46 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1838 to 1997. 1997 had 953 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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Data for records on 1997-11-26: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 25	749
25 to 50	39
50 to 75	13
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1