Weather Records on 26 December 1924

295 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1924. Highest significance: Geelong Sec, AU.

Key Facts for 26 December 1924

On 26 December 1924, 295 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 206 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 290 daily.
Geelong Sec set a daily record precipitation of 52.8 mm (2.1 in) on 26 December 1924.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 539 records.

Record Map

295 stations

295 station records on 26 December 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Geelong Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kingswood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Keilor (Arundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bendigo Channel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wallan (Walnarring)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glenaroua	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clyde State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Malmsbury Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Angel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Expedition Pass Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Shelford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wychitella South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Angel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frankston State Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

295 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 132, Heaviest daily rainfall 74, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 26 December 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	132
Heaviest daily rainfall	74
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 26 December 1924 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 3, daily 290.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

252 broken records

Margins by which the 252 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1924

Top 20 records on 26 December 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1924	Geelong Sec, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1924	Lovely Banks (Reservoir), AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1924	Kingswood, AU	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1924	Keilor (Arundel), AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1924	Bendigo Channel, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1924	Ringwood 2, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1924	Wallan (Walnarring), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1924	Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1924	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1924	Eldorado, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1924	Portarlington, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1924	Kilmore Assumption College, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1924	Astoria, US	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1924	Glenaroua, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1924	Astoria, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1924	Payette, US	daily low min	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	14.5 C (26.1 F)	6 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1924	Joseph, US	daily low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1924	Heber, US	daily low min	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	12.3 C (22.1 F)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1924	Pendleton Dwtn, US	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	11 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1924	The Dalles, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	10 years	27 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1924. 1924 had 295 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 20	239
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1