Weather Records on 26 December 1930

218 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1930. Highest significance: Murtoa, AU.

Key Facts for 26 December 1930

On 26 December 1930, 218 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 211 daily.
Murtoa set a daily record precipitation of 43.4 mm (1.7 in) on 26 December 1930.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 539 records.

Record Map

218 stations

218 station records on 26 December 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Murtoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Rowan (Bungeet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Abitibi Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera (Back Brewarrena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lockhart Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Netherby Wine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mitcham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kyneton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort (Wongan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Charlton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cobram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Karumba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool Motors	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

218 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 26 December 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 26 December 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 211.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

191 broken records

Margins by which the 191 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

26 December 1930

Top 20 records on 26 December 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1930	Murtoa, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1930	Tallangatta Dcnr, AU	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1930	Society Hill 6 S, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1930	Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1930	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1930	De Grey, AU	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1930	Woomargama Estate, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1930	Venterstad, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1930	Jerilderie Treatment Works, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1930	Tumbarumba Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1930	Rutherglen Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1930	Terang, AU	monthly rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1930	Anthony Lagoon, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1930	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	59 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1930	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1930	Lake Rowan (Bungeet), AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1930	Rosedale, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1930	Old Halls Creek, AU	monthly low max	24.0 C (75.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1930	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1930	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	46 years	25 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1930. 1930 had 218 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 20	169
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1