Weather Records on 26 December 1928

342 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1928. Highest significance: Balfes Creek Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 26 December 1928

On 26 December 1928, 342 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
307 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 342 daily.
Balfes Creek Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 26 December 1928.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 539 records.

Record Map

342 stations

342 station records on 26 December 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Muncheberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Abitibi Post	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Old Mission	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

342 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 204, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 33.

Records on 26 December 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	204
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	33
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 December 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 342.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

283 broken records

Margins by which the 283 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1928

Top 20 records on 26 December 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1928	Balfes Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1928	Windsor Riverside, CA	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1928	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1928	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily high min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	50 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1928	Athens, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1928	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily rain	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1928	Winterswijk, NL	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1928	Harnosand, SE	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1928	Pakri, EE	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1928	Helmond, NL	daily rain	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1928	Muenster, DE	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1928	Putten (Gld), NL	daily rain	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1928	Ellensburg, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1928	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	44 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1928	Minnedosa, CA	daily high min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	42 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1928	Malung, SE	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1928	Tooele, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1928	Hollister 1 SW, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1928	White River, CA	daily high max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1928	Beatrice, CA	daily high min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	16 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1928. 1928 had 342 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 10	276
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1