Weather Records on 26 December 1935

659 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1935. Highest significance: Bairnsdale 1, AU.

Key Facts for 26 December 1935

On 26 December 1935, 659 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 424 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 634 daily.
Bairnsdale 1 set an all-time record daily precipitation of 186.9 mm (7.4 in) on 26 December 1935.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.

Record Map

659 stations

659 station records on 26 December 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.9 mm (7.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Bairnsdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lindenow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Noorinbee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville (Banksia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke West (Inglenook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Forestry Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gormandale East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wamboota	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ironton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buchan (Gillingall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dutson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hinnomunjie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Satyamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Srivaikuntam	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arasadi	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eskdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman 3 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

659 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 244, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 180, Heaviest daily rainfall 141, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 26 December 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	244
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	180
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 26 December 1935 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 18, daily 634.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

531 broken records

Margins by which the 531 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1935

Top 20 records on 26 December 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1935	Bairnsdale 1, AU	all-time rain	186.9 mm (7.4 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	33 years	75 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1935	Bairnsdale Post Office, AU	all-time rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	74 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1935	Lakes Entrance Post Office, AU	all-time rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	73 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1935	Bruthen (Post Office), AU	monthly rain	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	41 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1935	Buchan, AU	monthly rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	41 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1935	Lindenow, AU	all-time rain	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1935	Blackwarry, AU	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1935	Moormurang the Ridge, AU	monthly rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1935	Carrajung Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1935	Noorinbee, AU	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1935	Paynesville (Banksia), AU	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1935	Bindi, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1935	Clydebank, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1935	Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park), AU	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1935	Stradbroke West (Inglenook), AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1935	Maffra Forestry Office, AU	all-time rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1935	Stradbroke Post Office, AU	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1935	Nanguneri, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1935	Dargo, AU	monthly rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1935	Stratford, AU	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)

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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1935. 1935 had 659 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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Data for records on 1935-12-26: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	513
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1