Weather Records on 26 December 1945

295 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1945. Highest significance: Harrison, US.

Key Facts for 26 December 1945

On 26 December 1945, 295 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 289 daily.
Harrison set a daily record snow depth of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 26 December 1945.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 539 records.

Record Map

295 stations

295 station records on 26 December 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Drummonds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tamarack	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record snow depth	406.4 cm (160.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Allentown Gas Company	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Henbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jiwanpur Sagri	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glenlyon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware Cy Reedy Poin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gouldsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-42.0 C (-43.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tamarack	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record snow depth	279.4 cm (110.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.2 C (100.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.5 C (-39.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-29.5 C (-21.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

295 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 26 December 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 26 December 1945 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 289.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

257 broken records

Margins by which the 257 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1016.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1945

Top 20 records on 26 December 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1945	Harrison, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1945	Snake Creek Powerhouse, US	daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1945	Gainesville UNIV of Fl, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1945	Storm Lake, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1945	Concordia ASOS, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1945	Red Cloud, US	monthly snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1945	Bedford Hills, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1945	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1945	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1945	Red Cloud, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1945	Drummonds, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1945	Middletown 4 W, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1945	St Augustine, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1945	Hays 1 S, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1945	Snake Creek Powerhouse, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1945	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1945	Tamarack, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1945	Ottawa, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1945	Gardiner, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1945	Barrage Angliers, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 years	31 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1945. 1945 had 295 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 200	250
200 to 400	5
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1