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Weather Records on 26 December 1918

49 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1918. Highest significance: Taroom Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 26 December 1918

  • On 26 December 1918, 49 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 48 daily.
  • Taroom Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 36.6 mm (1.4 in) on 26 December 1918.
  • Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 541 records.

Record Map

49 stations
Weather records on 26 December 1918 49 station records on 26 December 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
49 station records on 26 December 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 December 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Taroom Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.6 mm (1.4 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Vryburg (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation29.5 mm (1.2 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.1 mm (1.4 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Penshurst (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TashkentUzbekistanRecord low minimum temperature-25.2 C (-13.4 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
ClunesAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
VingaSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Corny Point LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
St ArnaudAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
BoortAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.0 mm (0.04 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Banana Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
MyrniongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Nangeela)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-30.8 C (-23.4 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Bombala (Therry Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Minimay (Booroopki)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Moormurang the RidgeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Cape WilloughbyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.8 mm (0.07 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
NaracoorteAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Penola Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
BindiAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Poolamacca)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston SEAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius StAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Coranderrk Badger WeirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
MaryboroughAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
PesaroItalyRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandra (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour Shire DepotAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
TarnagullaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.8 mm (0.19 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
DunollyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Lakes Entrance Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
ClydebankAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
KadinaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.3 mm (0.01 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Cap MadeleineCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Cap MadeleineCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Mount TorrensAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.0 mm (0.04 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-9.4 C (15.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-ArrenjarkaSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-33.0 C (-27.4 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

49 records
Records on 26 December 1918 by type Records set or tied on 26 December 1918 by type: Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 39, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 010203040Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 39Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 December 1918 by type: Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 39, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 26 December 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall39
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 December 1918 by timescale Records on 26 December 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 48. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 48all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 December 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 48.
Records on 26 December 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily48

How Much Records Were Beaten By

41 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 December 1918 Margins by which the 41 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.1. Ties are not counted. 0102030400 to 5: 315 to 10: 510 to 15: 215 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 230 to 35: 035 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 41 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 December 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 531
5 to 105
10 to 152
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 302
30 to 350
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1918
Top 20 records on 26 December 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 December 1918Taroom Post Office, AUdaily rain36.6 mm (1.4 in)35.1 mm (1.4 in)7 years35 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1918Vryburg (Pol), ZAdaily rain29.5 mm (1.2 in)27.2 mm (1.1 in)12 years29 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1918Camboon Station, AUdaily rain35.1 mm (1.4 in)27.2 mm (1.1 in)12 years24 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1918Hawkesdale (Post Office), AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1918Penshurst (Post Office), AUdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1918Tashkent, UZmonthly low min-25.2 C (-13.4 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1918Clunes, AUdaily rain3.3 mm (0.13 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)38 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1918Hamilton, AUdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)24 years18 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1918Vinga, SEdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)4 years17 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1918Corny Point Lighthouse, AUdaily rain2.3 mm (0.09 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1918Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily low max16.1 C (61.0 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1918St Arnaud, AUdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1918Boort, AUdaily rain1.0 mm (0.04 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)36 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1918Houston Wb City, USdaily low max3.9 C (39.0 F)6.1 C (11.0 F)4 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1918Banana Post Office, AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)10.1 mm (0.4 in)18 years14 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1918Myrniong, AUdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1918Casterton (Nangeela), AUdaily rain5.6 mm (0.22 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1918Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily low max21.7 C (71.1 F)3.2 C (5.8 F)7 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1918Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily low max21.7 C (71.1 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)9 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1918Jokkmokk, SEdaily low max-30.8 C (-23.4 F)6.8 C (12.2 F)3 years12 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 1918
Records on 12-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1918. 1918 had 49 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 1918. 1918 had 49 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).