Weather Records on 7 December 1926

372 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1926. Highest significance: Green Bay, US.

Key Facts for 7 December 1926

On 7 December 1926, 372 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
10 were record highs and 159 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 371 daily.
Green Bay set a daily record snowfall of 24.4 cm (9.6 in) on 7 December 1926.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

372 stations

372 station records on 7 December 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 December 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Green Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Menasha	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saegerstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Menasha	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boston City WSO	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grand River Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Menasha	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

372 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 118, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 7 December 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	118
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 7 December 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 371.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

336 broken records

Margins by which the 336 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 1926

Top 20 records on 7 December 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 1926	Green Bay, US	daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1926	Walnut Grove, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1926	Postville, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1926	Wakefield 3NW, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1926	Eau Claire, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1926	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1926	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1926	Muttaburra, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1926	Fayette, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1926	Fayette, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1926	Green Bay, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1926	Menasha, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1926	Somerset Main Street, US	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1926	Algona, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1926	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1926	Addison, US	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1926	Buckeye, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1926	Plainfield, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1926	Wellsboro, US	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1926	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 years	26 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

1801 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1926. 1926 had 372 records.

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

Records on 12-07 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1805	1
1812	2
1815	1
1825	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	4
1848	3
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1866	1
1868	5
1871	5
1875	6
1879	5
1881	1
1884	2
1885	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	1
1893	5
1894	1
1895	1
1896	8
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	16
1903	9
1904	7
1905	3
1906	21
1907	4
1908	24
1909	21
1910	26
1911	7
1912	21
1913	19
1914	32
1915	53
1916	36
1917	52
1918	30
1919	38
1920	81
1921	39
1922	272
1923	128
1924	374
1925	119
1926	372
1927	404
1928	105
1929	146
1930	534
1931	180
1932	555
1933	130
1934	274
1935	270
1936	602
1937	890
1938	279
1939	780
1940	145
1941	139
1942	526
1943	199
1944	357
1945	240
1946	855
1947	240
1948	320
1949	187
1950	1,472
1951	1,751
1952	447
1953	673
1954	445
1955	195
1956	1,358
1957	589
1958	831
1959	539
1960	561
1961	206
1962	642
1963	436
1964	467
1965	476
1966	1,047
1967	386
1968	461
1969	952
1970	724
1971	854
1972	2,239
1973	448
1974	508
1975	404
1976	1,037
1977	1,369
1978	1,882
1979	827
1980	1,314
1981	896
1982	542
1983	957
1984	957
1985	922
1986	1,126
1987	866
1988	582
1989	675
1990	744
1991	698
1992	906
1993	544
1994	1,772
1995	912
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	2,384
1999	674
2000	1,085
2001	743
2002	917
2003	1,184
2004	1,096
2005	1,433
2006	1,246
2007	1,402
2008	833
2009	972
2010	1,405
2011	1,507
2012	643
2013	2,119
2014	479
2015	1,079
2016	389
2017	508
2018	558
2019	447
2020	597
2021	547
2022	579
2023	952
2024	712
2025	665

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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 25	321
25 to 50	4
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	2