Weather Records on 26 December 1939

347 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1939. Highest significance: Mt Ayr, US.

Key Facts for 26 December 1939

On 26 December 1939, 347 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
13 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 337 daily.
Mt Ayr set a daily record snowfall of 20.6 cm (8.1 in) on 26 December 1939.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 539 records.

Record Map

347 stations

347 station records on 26 December 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iola	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Onslow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colby	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhart Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhart Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Planknek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Claude	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

347 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 181, Heaviest daily snowfall 86, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 26 December 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	86
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 26 December 1939 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 7, daily 337.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

301 broken records

Margins by which the 301 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 206.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1939

Top 20 records on 26 December 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1939	Mt Ayr, US	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1939	Medicine Lodge, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1939	Chariton 1 E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1939	Tshakhuma, ZA	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1939	Pawnee City, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1939	Madrid, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1939	Chillicothe, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1939	Claude, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1939	Miami, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1939	Iola, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1939	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1939	Crosbyton, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1939	Onslow, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1939	Colby, US	all-time snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1939	Larned, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1939	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1939	Oberlin, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1939	Dalhart Exp STN, US	all-time snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1939	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low min	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	78 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1939	Norwich, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	28 years	33 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1939. 1939 had 347 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1939-12-26: 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	243
50 to 100	39
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1