Weather Records on 18 December 1926

173 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 December 1926. Highest significance: Woody Island, AU.

Key Facts for 18 December 1926

On 18 December 1926, 173 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
0 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 165 daily.
Woody Island set a daily record precipitation of 110.0 mm (4.3 in) on 18 December 1926.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

173 stations

173 station records on 18 December 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 December 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dalmorton Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wollong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Toulby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Northcourt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Hunters Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bungowannah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pitt Town (the Manse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Singleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brindley Park 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgandra (Berida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

173 records

Records set or tied on 18 December 1926 by type: Lowest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 18 December 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 December 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 165.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

151 broken records

Margins by which the 151 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 December 1926

Top 20 records on 18 December 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 December 1926	Woody Island, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1926	Dalmorton Homestead, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1926	Parramatta, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	91 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1926	Jerrys Plains Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1926	Blackville (Welton Dale), AU	monthly rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1926	Croydon Township, AU	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1926	Coonabarabran (Namoi Street), AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1926	Campbelltown 1, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1926	Murwillumbah Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1926	Gosford (Gertrude Place), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1926	Broke (Harrowby), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1926	Wollong, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1926	Rotherwood, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1926	Wyong (Wyong Golf Club), AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1926	Crown St. Reservoir, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1926	Mosman (Bapaume Road), AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1926	Premer Post Office, AU	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1926	Blackville (Krui Vale), AU	monthly rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1926	Merriwa (Terragong), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1926	Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 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

1793 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1926. 1926 had 173 records.

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

Records on 12-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1805	1
1814	1
1825	1
1846	1
1849	1
1852	2
1858	1
1859	4
1862	2
1864	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1892	4
1894	8
1895	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	33
1903	11
1904	25
1905	3
1906	21
1907	15
1908	16
1909	18
1910	19
1911	9
1912	33
1913	38
1914	20
1915	28
1916	57
1917	62
1918	21
1919	117
1920	77
1921	123
1922	108
1923	378
1924	480
1925	74
1926	173
1927	151
1928	165
1929	366
1930	230
1931	360
1932	353
1933	506
1934	209
1935	138
1936	466
1937	459
1938	185
1939	900
1940	242
1941	213
1942	281
1943	419
1944	191
1945	598
1946	199
1947	266
1948	354
1949	561
1950	289
1951	867
1952	450
1953	373
1954	507
1955	611
1956	333
1957	901
1958	524
1959	477
1960	477
1961	885
1962	759
1963	571
1964	840
1965	402
1966	644
1967	1,105
1968	488
1969	376
1970	502
1971	387
1972	375
1973	1,008
1974	229
1975	625
1976	459
1977	992
1978	946
1979	1,087
1980	772
1981	1,362
1982	537
1983	2,014
1984	1,439
1985	1,384
1986	875
1987	1,505
1988	1,061
1989	1,818
1990	1,367
1991	756
1992	1,045
1993	697
1994	643
1995	1,065
1996	1,833
1997	1,195
1998	863
1999	923
2000	1,572
2001	906
2002	1,437
2003	987
2004	506
2005	987
2006	1,167
2007	746
2008	1,014
2009	1,253
2010	1,322
2011	697
2012	729
2013	513
2014	556
2015	1,254
2016	1,821
2017	516
2018	464
2019	679
2020	326
2021	762
2022	536
2023	1,293
2024	780
2025	994

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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	126
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1