Weather Records on 26 December 1920

84 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1920. Highest significance: Belair (State Flora Nursery), AU.

Key Facts for 26 December 1920

On 26 December 1920, 84 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 82 daily.
Belair (State Flora Nursery) set a daily record precipitation of 30.7 mm (1.2 in) on 26 December 1920.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 540 records.

Record Map

84 stations

84 station records on 26 December 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cottam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blyth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mintaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tareena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Renmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Olives	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koolunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Freeling Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Callington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Neds Corner Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stockwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie (Valencia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Madowla Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Moolpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cornalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Miltalie (Poodra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bute (Ninnes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

84 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 59, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 December 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	59
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 December 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 82.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

75 broken records

Margins by which the 75 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.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1920

Top 20 records on 26 December 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1920	Belair (State Flora Nursery), AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1920	Sturt, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1920	Hamilton, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	53 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1920	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	46 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1920	Cottam, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1920	Hallett, AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1920	Blyth, AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1920	Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal), AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1920	Minlaton, AU	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1920	Mount Pleasant, AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1920	Clare Post Office, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1920	Stansbury, AU	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1920	Port Wakefield, AU	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1920	Crystal Brook, AU	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1920	Mintaro, AU	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1920	Tareena, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1920	Culbertson, US	daily snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1920	Wirrabara, AU	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1920	Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale), AU	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1920	Renmark, AU	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	25 years	20 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1920. 1920 had 84 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	60
10 to 20	8
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1