Weather Records on 26 November 2020

257 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 November 2020. Highest significance: Kashi, CN.

Key Facts for 26 November 2020

On 26 November 2020, 257 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
160 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 253 daily.
Kashi set a monthly record daily precipitation of 39.9 mm (1.6 in) on 26 November 2020.
Across 158 earlier years (1838 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

257 stations

257 station records on 26 November 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 November 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kashi	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	281.9 mm (11.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vellore	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Reykjavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Braganca	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg Capital City AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburgh Allegheny Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Key West NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Granada/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wabash	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Murcia/San Javier	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gingin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Encarnacion	Paraguay	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Williamston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Meekatharra Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.9 C (107.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pohnpei WSO	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Al-Madinah	Saudi Arabia	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Patuxent River NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tuotuohe	China	Record high minimum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kayes/Dag-Dag	Mali	Record low minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Erzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Oceanside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jaen	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad Flygflottilj	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsburgh ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sultan Syarif Kasim II	Indonesia	Record low maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Santo	Portugal	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holm	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harlingen Rio Grande Vly Intl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Combolcha	Ethiopia	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Castle 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
McArthur River Mine	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.8 C (110.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pichoy	Chile	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bareilly	India	Record low maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nioro du Sahel	Mali	Record low minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shirland	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
El Campo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Athens Ben Epps AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Xiamen	China	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Temuco	Chile	Record low minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pensacola Forest Sherman NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Montego Bay/Sangste	Jamaica	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ambodedjo	Mali	Record low minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cjulbju	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tenerife/Los Rodeos	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Groton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

257 records

Records set or tied on 26 November 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 66, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 26 November 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	66
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 26 November 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 253.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

190 broken records

Margins by which the 190 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 November 2020

Top 20 records on 26 November 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 2020	Kashi, CN	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 November 2020	Cuddalore, IN	daily rain	281.9 mm (11.1 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2020	Vellore, IN	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2020	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	16.4 C (61.5 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	124 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2020	Reykjavik, IS	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2020	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	124 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2020	Braganca, PT	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2020	Sta. Cruz de Tenerife, ES	daily low max	19.5 C (67.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	81 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2020	Harrisburg Capital City AP, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	74 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2020	Pittsburgh Allegheny Co AP, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	83 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2020	Key West NAS, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 2020	Granada/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 2020	Wabash, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	72 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 2020	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 2020	Murcia/San Javier, ES	daily high min	16.5 C (61.7 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	68 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 2020	Gingin, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 2020	Lichinga, MZ	daily high max	32.6 C (90.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	69 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 2020	Encarnacion, PY	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 2020	Williamston 1 E, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	63 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 2020	Meekatharra Airport, AU	daily high max	41.9 C (107.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	70 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1838 to 2020. 2020 had 257 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	168
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1