Weather Records on 26 December 1925

151 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1925. Highest significance: Saint John, CA.

Key Facts for 26 December 1925

On 26 December 1925, 151 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 99 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 146 daily.
Saint John set a daily record snowfall of 31.8 cm (12.5 in) on 26 December 1925.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 540 records.

Record Map

151 stations

151 station records on 26 December 1925 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 1925: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saint John	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	85.0 cm (33.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.7 C (105.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
New Bremen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

151 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 1925 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 26 December 1925 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	18
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 26 December 1925 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 146.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

119 broken records

Margins by which the 119 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1925

Top 20 records on 26 December 1925 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1925	Saint John, CA	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1925	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1925	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1925	Stornoway Airport, GB	monthly low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1925	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high max	24.0 C (75.2 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1925	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1925	Southampton, CA	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1925	Parry Sound, CA	daily low max	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1925	Bancroft, CA	daily low max	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	40 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1925	Hamilton, CA	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1925	Lakefield, CA	daily low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1925	Miles City, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	5.4 cm (2.1 in)	4 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1925	Woodstock, CA	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1925	Saint John, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	25 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1925	Altastenberg, DE	daily snow depth	85.0 cm (33.5 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	6 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1925	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1925	Ohringen, DE	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1925	Chatillon-Sur-Seine, FR	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1925	Tbilisi, GE	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1925	Beatrice, CA	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	40 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 1925

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1925. 1925 had 151 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 50	113
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1