Weather Records on 4 December 1926

174 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1926. Highest significance: Yuma Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 4 December 1926

On 4 December 1926, 174 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 170 daily.
Yuma Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 4 December 1926.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

174 stations

174 station records on 4 December 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Old Mission	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Power	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lynd #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

174 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 50, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 4 December 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	50
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 4 December 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 170.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

136 broken records

Margins by which the 136 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1926

Top 20 records on 4 December 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1926	Yuma Wb City, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1926	Poplar 2 E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1926	Sydney, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1926	Fergus Falls, US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	5.4 cm (2.1 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1926	Hamilton, CA	daily low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1926	Yarmouth, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1926	Parker, US	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	4 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1926	Walnut Grove, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1926	Marion, US	monthly high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	17 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1926	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	9 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1926	Bancroft, CA	daily low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1926	Mackinaw City 2, US	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1926	Old Mission, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	19 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1926	Miles City, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1926	Mellette 4 W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	8 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1926	Collegeville St John's, US	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1926	Power, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1926	Edithburgh Post Office, AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1926	Milan 1NW, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1926	Milbank 4 NW, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	8 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

1796 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1926. 1926 had 174 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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	121
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1