Weather Records on 26 November 2008

853 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 November 2008. Highest significance: Webster Springs, US.

Key Facts for 26 November 2008

On 26 November 2008, 853 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
303 were record highs and 133 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 823 daily.
Webster Springs set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 26 November 2008.
Across 158 earlier years (1838 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

853 stations

853 station records on 26 November 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 November 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Webster Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Milo	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Middle Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Idracowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
San Agustin	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
San Ignacio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Elanora Water Treatment Plant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rangeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tyalgum (Kerrs Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tarifa	Spain	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mallapunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oksendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Skjenaldfossen I Orkdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brusdalsvatn II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
East Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harris STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Halsafjord II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alvundfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iluka (Owen St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eresfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Crescenta Fc251 C	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bingham Wyman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boswell	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brays Creek (Misty Mountain)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Terra Alta #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rhonda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kumbrabow	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Querobabi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sells	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orskog	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

853 records

Records set or tied on 26 November 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 141, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 162, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 331, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 26 November 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	141
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	162
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	331
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 26 November 2008 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 823.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

705 broken records

Margins by which the 705 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 November 2008

Top 20 records on 26 November 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 2008	Webster Springs, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	106 years	75 of 100 (Major)
26 November 2008	Milo, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 November 2008	Middle Dam, US	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 November 2008	Rowlesburg 1, US	daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 November 2008	Idracowra, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 November 2008	Pomona/Fairplex, US	monthly rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	108 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 November 2008	San Agustin, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 November 2008	San Ignacio, MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2008	Elanora Water Treatment Plant, AU	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2008	Santa Ana Fire STN, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2008	Gardiner, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2008	Rangeley, US	monthly rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2008	Tyalgum (Kerrs Lane), AU	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2008	Pasadena, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	82 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2008	Kingfield, US	monthly rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2008	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	91 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2008	Hornindal, NO	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2008	Tarifa, ES	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2008	Mallapunyah, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2008	Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa, AU	daily rain	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	23 years	50 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1838 to 2008. 2008 had 853 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	669
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1