Weather Records on 26 December 1932

395 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1932. Highest significance: Webster City, US.

Key Facts for 26 December 1932

On 26 December 1932, 395 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
302 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 388 daily.
Webster City set a daily record snow depth of 76.2 cm (30.0 in) on 26 December 1932.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 538 records.

Record Map

395 stations

395 station records on 26 December 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sadiya India	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
West Berne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cheltenham 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rockingham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sonari	India	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Attabari	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darbhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Takoma Park # 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Florence #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

395 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 159, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 69, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 26 December 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	159
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	69
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 26 December 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 388.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

327 broken records

Margins by which the 327 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 711.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1932

Top 20 records on 26 December 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1932	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1932	Americus, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1932	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1932	Canton, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1932	Middleburg, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1932	Sadiya India, IN	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1932	Umea, SE	monthly high max	9.0 C (48.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1932	Ovando, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1932	Blakely, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1932	Tarnaby, SE	monthly high min	3.0 C (37.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1932	Auburn, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1932	Society Hill 6 S, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1932	Ozark 6 NNW, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1932	Snowflake, US	monthly low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1932	Ft Gaines, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1932	Owosso Wwtp, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1932	West Berne, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	17 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1932	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1932	Milton Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	44 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1932	Haparanda, SE	daily high max	6.0 C (42.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	48 years	23 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1932. 1932 had 395 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 100	325
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1