Weather Records on 6 December 1926

308 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1926. Highest significance: Yarmouth, CA.

Key Facts for 6 December 1926

On 6 December 1926, 308 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 189 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 308 daily.
Yarmouth set a daily record snowfall of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 6 December 1926.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

308 stations

308 station records on 6 December 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 December 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boston City WSO	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Morphett Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heywood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenelg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lynd #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland (Weetulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cleve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

308 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 79, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 6 December 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	79
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 6 December 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 308.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

248 broken records

Margins by which the 248 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 226.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 1926

Top 20 records on 6 December 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1926	Yarmouth, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1926	Saint John, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1926	Stoney Creek, CA	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	13.9 C (25.0 F)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1926	Crosbyton, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1926	Boston City WSO, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1926	Toronto, CA	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	56 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1926	Millington 3 SE, US	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1926	Owosso Wwtp, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	11.6 C (20.9 F)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1926	Sydney, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1926	Cobden (Post Office), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1926	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	54 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1926	Hamilton, CA	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	54 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1926	Petoskey, US	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1926	Miles City, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1926	Charlottetown, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1926	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	50 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1926	Welland, CA	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1926	Brantford, CA	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1926	Norman 3SSE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1926	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily high min	26.4 C (79.5 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	20 years	21 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

1804 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1926. 1926 had 308 records.

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

Records on 12-06 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1822	1
1825	1
1827	1
1829	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1848	1
1856	2
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	7
1871	1
1872	1
1875	3
1876	1
1879	5
1880	1
1884	2
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	8
1893	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	5
1902	19
1903	7
1904	13
1905	4
1906	23
1907	10
1908	18
1909	26
1910	35
1911	9
1912	109
1913	14
1914	11
1915	63
1916	25
1917	22
1918	34
1919	30
1920	259
1921	20
1922	150
1923	145
1924	159
1925	189
1926	308
1927	107
1928	98
1929	92
1930	481
1931	178
1932	363
1933	346
1934	185
1935	283
1936	524
1937	958
1938	267
1939	918
1940	264
1941	231
1942	509
1943	378
1944	203
1945	241
1946	657
1947	178
1948	396
1949	137
1950	1,419
1951	1,591
1952	229
1953	533
1954	455
1955	345
1956	1,633
1957	362
1958	640
1959	379
1960	707
1961	197
1962	916
1963	391
1964	597
1965	420
1966	1,013
1967	310
1968	356
1969	810
1970	558
1971	545
1972	2,565
1973	482
1974	549
1975	637
1976	643
1977	1,480
1978	969
1979	809
1980	1,108
1981	937
1982	1,277
1983	1,232
1984	1,245
1985	1,087
1986	695
1987	978
1988	660
1989	798
1990	800
1991	743
1992	1,622
1993	485
1994	1,467
1995	1,456
1996	1,093
1997	953
1998	2,750
1999	1,079
2000	1,230
2001	1,520
2002	1,576
2003	1,303
2004	699
2005	1,233
2006	1,097
2007	1,538
2008	913
2009	866
2010	1,364
2011	1,327
2012	848
2013	2,182
2014	615
2015	768
2016	575
2017	402
2018	469
2019	374
2020	549
2021	676
2022	432
2023	1,271
2024	620
2025	640

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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	241
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1