Weather Records on 26 December 1915

62 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1915. Highest significance: Karesuando, SE.

Key Facts for 26 December 1915

On 26 December 1915, 62 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 60 daily.
Karesuando set a daily record low maximum temperature of -33.5 C (-28.3 F) on 26 December 1915.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 540 records.

Record Map

62 stations

62 station records on 26 December 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-33.5 C (-28.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-25.5 C (-13.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-36.5 C (-33.7 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Thelangerin East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-42.0 C (-43.6 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

62 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 20, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 26 December 1915 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	20
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 December 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 60.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

50 broken records

Margins by which the 50 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1915

Top 20 records on 26 December 1915 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1915	Karesuando, SE	daily low max	-33.5 C (-28.3 F)	14.5 C (26.1 F)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1915	St Albans, CA	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1915	Harnosand, SE	daily low max	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1915	Dalhousie, CA	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1915	Umea, SE	daily low max	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	13 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1915	St Albans, CA	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1915	Burlington, US	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1915	Tot-Ma, RU	daily rain	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1915	Quebec, CA	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1915	Skara 1, SE	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1915	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	15 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1915	Chatham, CA	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1915	Jokkmokk, SE	daily low max	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	22 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1915	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1915	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1915	Montreal McGill, CA	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	12 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1915	Yarmouth, CA	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	26 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1915	Bjuraker, SE	daily low max	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	27 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1915	Pitea, SE	monthly low max	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	0 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1915	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	26 years	13 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 1915

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1915. 1915 had 62 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-26 in each year
Year	Records
1798	2
1806	2
1810	1
1824	1
1835	1
1839	1
1848	1
1852	4
1853	2
1868	1
1872	2
1875	1
1876	1
1881	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	3
1888	2
1889	3
1891	1
1892	3
1893	1
1894	2
1895	4
1896	6
1897	1
1898	3
1899	10
1900	8
1901	6
1902	11
1903	4
1904	4
1905	3
1906	18
1907	12
1908	13
1909	36
1910	8
1911	48
1912	79
1913	47
1914	135
1915	62
1916	27
1917	41
1918	49
1919	53
1920	84
1921	123
1922	215
1923	302
1924	295
1925	151
1926	148
1927	104
1928	342
1929	190
1930	218
1931	289
1932	395
1933	658
1934	267
1935	659
1936	1,106
1937	170
1938	336
1939	347
1940	535
1941	436
1942	916
1943	344
1944	266
1945	295
1946	458
1947	508
1948	619
1949	310
1950	425
1951	330
1952	148
1953	215
1954	269
1955	668
1956	541
1957	676
1958	401
1959	974
1960	333
1961	352
1962	816
1963	321
1964	1,280
1965	443
1966	327
1967	545
1968	1,019
1969	850
1970	365
1971	1,116
1972	527
1973	717
1974	1,078
1975	1,010
1976	534
1977	757
1978	658
1979	369
1980	2,348
1981	761
1982	1,769
1983	3,763
1984	568
1985	1,102
1986	495
1987	2,414
1988	1,662
1989	733
1990	1,253
1991	679
1992	507
1993	822
1994	1,034
1995	1,426
1996	2,024
1997	1,101
1998	554
1999	1,057
2000	1,390
2001	642
2002	947
2003	730
2004	778
2005	976
2006	866
2007	674
2008	1,119
2009	1,580
2010	1,746
2011	1,019
2012	1,300
2013	480
2014	569
2015	2,352
2016	1,592
2017	719
2018	449
2019	830
2020	402
2021	1,205
2022	1,111
2023	1,127
2024	541
2025	1,661

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 December 1915
Margin	Records
0 to 10	42
10 to 20	4
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1