Weather Records on 26 November 2001

1,102 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 November 2001. Highest significance: Forestburg 4 NNE, US.

Key Facts for 26 November 2001

On 26 November 2001, 1,102 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
374 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 1,065 daily.
Forestburg 4 NNE set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 26 November 2001.
Across 158 earlier years (1838 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

1,102 stations

1,102 station records on 26 November 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 November 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Delungra (Pearsby Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Winsted	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lynch	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Delungra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wellingrove (Wangalea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Myall Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Big Springs	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Interior 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Platte	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri (Mollee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.7 cm (12.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Neotsfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nullamanna (Belmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Plains (Croye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kadoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nullamanna (Silverdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Yamborah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell (Wandera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Delmore Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oakwood (Lochiel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgwick 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bryant	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Neranghi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,102 records

Records set or tied on 26 November 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 179, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 195, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 431, Heaviest daily snowfall 155, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 26 November 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	179
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	195
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	431
Heaviest daily snowfall	155
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 26 November 2001 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 36, daily 1,065.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

889 broken records

Margins by which the 889 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 November 2001

Top 20 records on 26 November 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 2001	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	104 years	78 of 100 (Major)
26 November 2001	Delungra (Pearsby Hall), AU	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 November 2001	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	104 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 November 2001	Winsted, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 November 2001	Alexandria, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 November 2001	Sierraville Rs, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	75 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 November 2001	Lynch, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 November 2001	Delungra Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2001	Tyndall, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2001	Wellingrove (Wangalea), AU	monthly rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2001	Harrison, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2001	Collegeville St John's, US	daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2001	Coonamble (Myall Downs), AU	monthly rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2001	Wandsworth (Strabanne), AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2001	Akron 4 E, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	90 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2001	Big Springs, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2001	Harrisburg 12WNW, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2001	Interior 3 NE, US	monthly snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2001	Winter, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2001	Emmetsburg, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	53 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1838 to 2001. 2001 had 1,102 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	791
50 to 100	60
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	15
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2