Weather Records on 26 December 1938

336 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1938. Highest significance: Vernon Coldstream Ranch, CA.

Key Facts for 26 December 1938

On 26 December 1938, 336 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 329 daily.
Vernon Coldstream Ranch set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 26 December 1938.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 539 records.

Record Map

336 stations

336 station records on 26 December 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sivaganga	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Austin Montopolis Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paramakudi	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morekulam	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Thathaiengarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

336 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 191, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 26 December 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 26 December 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 329.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

294 broken records

Margins by which the 294 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 216.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1938

Top 20 records on 26 December 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1938	Vernon Coldstream Ranch, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1938	Vernon Coldstream Ranch, CA	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1938	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1938	Pearlington, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1938	Calhoun Falls, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1938	Morganton, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1938	Falfurrias, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1938	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1938	Asheville, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1938	Vancouver Pmo, CA	daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1938	Bancroft, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1938	Kattumavadi, IN	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1938	Sivaganga, IN	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1938	Savanne, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1938	Karlsruhe, DE	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	61 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1938	Nurnberg, DE	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	58 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1938	Soltau, DE	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1938	Hammond, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1938	Muenster, DE	daily low max	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1938	Weissenburg, DE	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	45 years	28 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1938. 1938 had 336 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	283
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1