Weather Records on 26 December 1922

215 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1922. Highest significance: Mount Torrens, AU.

Key Facts for 26 December 1922

On 26 December 1922, 215 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 215 daily.
Mount Torrens set a daily record precipitation of 27.4 mm (1.1 in) on 26 December 1922.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 539 records.

Record Map

215 stations

215 station records on 26 December 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Torrens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dingo Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yandilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland (Weetulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coromandel Valley (Branden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wartook Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stokes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ardrossan (Winulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland (Woodburlie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Two Wells	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gawler Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
May Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Rail (Dalyenong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Fairy (Griffiths Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Battunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wolseley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Glen Osmond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda Water Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

215 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 161, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 26 December 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 December 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 215.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

203 broken records

Margins by which the 203 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1922

Top 20 records on 26 December 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1922	Mount Torrens, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1922	Birdwood, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1922	Lobethal, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1922	Dingo Vale, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1922	Hahndorf, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1922	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1922	Clarendon, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1922	Meadows, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1922	Gumeracha, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1922	Barraba Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1922	Toronto, CA	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	59 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1922	Yandilla, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1922	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1922	Walcha Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1922	Echunga Golf Course, AU	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1922	Auburn, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1922	Snowtown, AU	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1922	Ashbourne, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1922	Maitland (Weetulta), AU	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1922	Bute, AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	33 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 1922

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1922. 1922 had 215 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1922-12-26: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	169
10 to 20	23
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2