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Weather Records on 26 December 1899

10 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1899. Highest significance: Melbourne Regional Office, AU.

Key Facts for 26 December 1899

  • On 26 December 1899, 10 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 10 daily.
  • Melbourne Regional Office set a daily record high minimum temperature of 23.5 C (74.3 F) on 26 December 1899.
  • Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 541 records.

Record Map

10 stations
Weather records on 26 December 1899 10 station records on 26 December 1899 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
10 station records on 26 December 1899 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 December 1899: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature23.5 C (74.3 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.2 mm (0.36 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HoofddorpNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation13.4 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.5 mm (0.22 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
StawellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature39.2 C (102.6 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord daily precipitation3.7 mm (0.15 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

10 records
Records on 26 December 1899 by type Records set or tied on 26 December 1899 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 6. 0246Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 December 1899 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 6.
Records on 26 December 1899 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 December 1899 by timescale Records on 26 December 1899 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 10all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 December 1899 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10.
Records on 26 December 1899 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily10

How Much Records Were Beaten By

9 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 December 1899 Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 6.3. Ties are not counted. 011220 to 1: 21 to 2: 22 to 3: 03 to 4: 24 to 5: 25 to 6: 06 to 7: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 66 to 7
Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 6.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 December 1899
MarginRecords
0 to 12
1 to 22
2 to 30
3 to 42
4 to 52
5 to 60
6 to 71

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1899
Top 10 records on 26 December 1899 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 December 1899Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high min23.5 C (74.3 F)4.6 C (8.3 F)10 years23 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1899Stockholm, SEdaily rain9.2 mm (0.36 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1899Hoofddorp, NLdaily rain13.4 mm (0.5 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1899Vasteras-Hasslo, SEdaily rain5.5 mm (0.22 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1899Stawell, AUdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1899Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high max39.2 C (102.6 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1899Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min19.4 C (66.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)17 years11 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1899Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SEdaily rain3.7 mm (0.15 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1899Orebro, SEdaily rain5.3 mm (0.21 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)2 years6 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1899Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min (Tie)20.0 C (68.0 F)tie10 years1 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

1798 to 1899
Records on 12-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1899. 1899 had 10 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001798: 21806: 21810: 11824: 11835: 11839: 11848: 11852: 41853: 21868: 11872: 21875: 11876: 11881: 21882: 11885: 11886: 31888: 21889: 31891: 11892: 31893: 11894: 21895: 41896: 61897: 11898: 31899: 101900: 81901: 61902: 111903: 41904: 41905: 31906: 181907: 121908: 131909: 361910: 81911: 481912: 791913: 471914: 1351915: 621916: 271917: 411918: 491919: 531920: 841921: 1231922: 2151923: 3021924: 2951925: 1511926: 1481927: 1041928: 3421929: 1901930: 2181931: 2891932: 3951933: 6581934: 2671935: 6591936: 1,1061937: 1701938: 3361939: 3471940: 5351941: 4361942: 9161943: 3441944: 2661945: 2951946: 4581947: 5081948: 6191949: 3101950: 4251951: 3301952: 1481953: 2151954: 2691955: 6681956: 5411957: 6761958: 4011959: 9741960: 3331961: 3521962: 8161963: 3211964: 1,2801965: 4431966: 3271967: 5451968: 1,0191969: 8501970: 3651971: 1,1161972: 5271973: 7171974: 1,0781975: 1,0101976: 5341977: 7571978: 6581979: 3691980: 2,3481981: 7611982: 1,7691983: 3,7631984: 5681985: 1,1021986: 4951987: 2,4141988: 1,6621989: 7331990: 1,2531991: 6791992: 5071993: 8221994: 1,0341995: 1,4261996: 2,0241997: 1,1011998: 5541999: 1,0572000: 1,3902001: 6422002: 9472003: 7302004: 7782005: 9762006: 8662007: 6742008: 1,1192009: 1,5802010: 1,7462011: 1,0192012: 1,3002013: 4802014: 5692015: 2,3522016: 1,5922017: 7192018: 4492019: 8302020: 4022021: 1,2052022: 1,1112023: 1,1272024: 5412025: 1,6611798188619041920193619521968198420002016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1899. 1899 had 10 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-26 in each year
YearRecords
17982
18062
18101
18241
18351
18391
18481
18524
18532
18681
18722
18751
18761
18812
18821
18851
18863
18882
18893
18911
18923
18931
18942
18954
18966
18971
18983
189910
19008
19016
190211
19034
19044
19053
190618
190712
190813
190936
19108
191148
191279
191347
1914135
191562
191627
191741
191849
191953
192084
1921123
1922215
1923302
1924295
1925151
1926148
1927104
1928342
1929190
1930218
1931289
1932395
1933658
1934267
1935659
19361,106
1937170
1938336
1939347
1940535
1941436
1942916
1943344
1944266
1945295
1946458
1947508
1948619
1949310
1950425
1951330
1952148
1953215
1954269
1955668
1956541
1957676
1958401
1959974
1960333
1961352
1962816
1963321
19641,280
1965443
1966327
1967545
19681,019
1969850
1970365
19711,116
1972527
1973717
19741,078
19751,010
1976534
1977757
1978658
1979369
19802,348
1981761
19821,769
19833,763
1984568
19851,102
1986495
19872,414
19881,662
1989733
19901,253
1991679
1992507
1993822
19941,034
19951,426
19962,024
19971,101
1998554
19991,057
20001,390
2001642
2002947
2003730
2004778
2005976
2006866
2007674
20081,119
20091,580
20101,746
20111,019
20121,300
2013480
2014569
20152,352
20161,592
2017719
2018449
2019830
2020402
20211,205
20221,111
20231,127
2024541
20251,661

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).