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Weather Records on 26 December 1908

13 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1908. Highest significance: Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ.

Key Facts for 26 December 1908

  • On 26 December 1908, 13 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 12 daily.
  • Algiers-Ville/Universite set a daily record precipitation of 48.4 mm (1.9 in) on 26 December 1908.
  • Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 541 records.

Record Map

13 stations
Weather records on 26 December 1908 13 station records on 26 December 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
13 station records on 26 December 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 December 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation48.4 mm (1.9 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.9 cm (3.1 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord daily precipitation19.5 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation52.1 mm (2.1 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Yan YeanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City CouncilAustraliaRecord daily precipitation58.9 mm (2.3 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

13 records
Records on 26 December 1908 by type Records set or tied on 26 December 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 02468Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 December 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 26 December 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 December 1908 by timescale Records on 26 December 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 12. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 12all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 December 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 12.
Records on 26 December 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily12

How Much Records Were Beaten By

13 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 December 1908 Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 10: 910 to 20: 020 to 30: 230 to 40: 040 to 50: 150 to 60: 060 to 70: 070 to 80: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 7070 to 80
Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 December 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 109
10 to 200
20 to 302
30 to 400
40 to 501
50 to 600
60 to 700
70 to 801

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1908
Top 13 records on 26 December 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 December 1908Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZdaily rain48.4 mm (1.9 in)27.4 mm (1.1 in)4 years29 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1908Port Arthur, CAdaily snowfall7.9 cm (3.1 in)4.6 cm (1.8 in)23 years22 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1908Kalmar_D, SEmonthly rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)9 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1908Vastervik, SEdaily rain19.5 mm (0.8 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)7 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1908Port Arthur, CAdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1908Yamba Pilot Station, AUdaily rain52.1 mm (2.1 in)21.6 mm (0.9 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1908Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily low max24.4 C (75.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1908Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)7.6 cm (3.0 in)6 years17 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1908Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)6 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1908Yan Yean, AUdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)8 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1908Grafton City Council, AUdaily rain58.9 mm (2.3 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1908Sydney, CAdaily high min1.7 C (35.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1908St John's, CAdaily high max11.1 C (52.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)8 years7 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 1908
Records on 12-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1908. 1908 had 13 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: 1,7681983: 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: 4792014: 5692015: 2,3522016: 1,5922017: 7192018: 4472019: 8292020: 4012021: 1,1972022: 1,1092023: 1,1262024: 5422025: 1,6651798188619041920193619521968198420002016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1908. 1908 had 13 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
19821,768
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
2013479
2014569
20152,352
20161,592
2017719
2018447
2019829
2020401
20211,197
20221,109
20231,126
2024542
20251,665

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).