Weather Records on 26 December 1943

344 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1943. Highest significance: Augusta, US.

Key Facts for 26 December 1943

On 26 December 1943, 344 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 331 daily.
Augusta set a monthly record daily precipitation of 96.0 mm (3.8 in) on 26 December 1943.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 539 records.

Record Map

344 stations

344 station records on 26 December 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Luiz Do Curu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pelzer	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Otto FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Martenshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Florence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tijeras Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
The Meadows	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Heath Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

344 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 234, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 26 December 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 26 December 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 331.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

305 broken records

Margins by which the 305 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1943

Top 20 records on 26 December 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1943	Augusta, US	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1943	Society Hill 6 S, US	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1943	Sao Luiz Do Curu, BR	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1943	Durham, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1943	Henderson 2 NNW, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1943	Edgefield 3 NNE, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1943	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1943	Pelzer, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1943	Aiken 5SE, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1943	Catawba, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1943	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1943	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1943	Dublin, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1943	Woodbury, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1943	Rocky Mt, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1943	Green Rvr, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1943	Washington 2 ESE, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1943	Chappells 2 NNW, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1943	Carlton Brg, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1943	South Pass City, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	36 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1943. 1943 had 344 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 1943-12-26: 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	233
20 to 40	49
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2