Weather Records on 26 December 1941

436 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1941. Highest significance: Dwtn Charleston, US.

Key Facts for 26 December 1941

On 26 December 1941, 436 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
73 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 425 daily.
Dwtn Charleston set a daily record precipitation of 79.0 mm (3.1 in) on 26 December 1941.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 538 records.

Record Map

436 stations

436 station records on 26 December 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.9 C (105.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boone	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfax	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.7 C (105.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

436 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 221, Heaviest daily snowfall 86, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 26 December 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	86
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 26 December 1941 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 8, daily 425.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

368 broken records

Margins by which the 368 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 132.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1941

Top 20 records on 26 December 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1941	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1941	Yalta, UA	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1941	Estherville 4E, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1941	Muccan, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1941	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE	monthly rain	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1941	Ft Dodge 5NNW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1941	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1941	Unionville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1941	Alta, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1941	Iowa Falls, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1941	Kearney 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1941	Postville, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1941	Marengo, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1941	Algona, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1941	Carroll, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1941	Flandreau, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1941	Stevens Pt, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1941	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1941	Tiskilwa 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1941	Fairbury 7S, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	42 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1941. 1941 had 436 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 1941-12-26: 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 20	291
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	13
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	9
120 to 140	2