Weather Records on 26 November 2002

1,030 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 November 2002. Highest significance: Cape Borda Comparison, AU.

Key Facts for 26 November 2002

On 26 November 2002, 1,030 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
324 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,000 daily.
Cape Borda Comparison set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 26 November 2002.
Across 158 earlier years (1838 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

1,030 stations

1,030 station records on 26 November 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 November 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Cowangie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Cape Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Curramulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Haines AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Netherton (the Glen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Langhorne Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tailem Bend	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Narrung (Yalkuri)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Murray Lagoon (Hawks Nest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Murray Bridge Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cleve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lock (Ninamanima)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Parndana (Pioneer Bend)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tomakomai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Price	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Bold Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Keith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Bay (Smiths Bay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Seaton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Neptune Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Butler Tanks (North Parnda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve (Pineview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lock (Terrah Winds)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Port Vincent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yankalilla (Inman Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Frances	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mirranatwa (Bowacka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hachinohe	Japan	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bordertown (Karrawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	111.6 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Obihiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Minlaton (Eversley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Myponga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yankalilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pinnaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Padthaway (Marcollat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Huron	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hindmarsh Valley (Springmount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,030 records

Records set or tied on 26 November 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 185, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 522, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 26 November 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	185
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	522
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 26 November 2002 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 29, daily 1,000.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

909 broken records

Margins by which the 909 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 November 2002

Top 20 records on 26 November 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 2002	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	114 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 November 2002	Nelson, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	115 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 November 2002	Harrogate, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	99 years	76 of 100 (Major)
26 November 2002	Cape Willoughby, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	114 years	75 of 100 (Major)
26 November 2002	Cowangie, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
26 November 2002	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	105 years	73 of 100 (Major)
26 November 2002	Cape Bridgewater, AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
26 November 2002	Curramulka, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	99 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 November 2002	Haines AP, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	88 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 November 2002	Netherton (the Glen), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 November 2002	Port Elliot Caravan Park, AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	99 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 November 2002	Hahndorf, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 November 2002	Nairne, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	99 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 November 2002	Langhorne Creek, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	99 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 November 2002	Kanmantoo, AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	115 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 November 2002	Tailem Bend, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 November 2002	Narrung (Yalkuri), AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 November 2002	American River, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 November 2002	Murray Lagoon (Hawks Nest), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 November 2002	Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc, AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	105 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1838 to 2002. 2002 had 1,030 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 20	823
20 to 40	68
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1