Weather Records on 26 December 1931

289 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1931. Highest significance: Pointe Riche, CA.

Key Facts for 26 December 1931

On 26 December 1931, 289 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
216 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 286 daily.
Pointe Riche set a daily record snowfall of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 26 December 1931.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 539 records.

Record Map

289 stations

289 station records on 26 December 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Halflong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Patacharkuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Challakire	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pavagada	India	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Palamner	India	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mandakata	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hindupur	India	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bagepalli	India	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Afton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kalyandrug	India	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Chittoor	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Rani(Ranigoda)	India	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wallajah	India	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Palladam	India	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

289 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 59, Heaviest daily snowfall 8.

Records on 26 December 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	59
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 December 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 286.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

244 broken records

Margins by which the 244 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1931

Top 20 records on 26 December 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1931	Pointe Riche, CA	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1931	Halflong Obsy, IN	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1931	Pointe Riche, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1931	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1931	Patacharkuchi, IN	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1931	Kuranda Railway Station, AU	daily rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1931	Taung, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1931	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1931	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1931	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	42 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1931	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	21 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1931	Ukiah, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1931	Upper Mattole, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1931	Dale Enterprise, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	37 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1931	Geryville (El-Bayadh), DZ	daily low max	0.7 C (33.3 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	40 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1931	Armagh, GB	daily high min	8.8 C (47.8 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	41 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1931	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1931	Wilbur, US	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1931	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily high max	8.5 C (47.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1931	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	monthly rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	9 years	20 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1931. 1931 had 289 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 50	240
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1