Weather Records on 26 December 1947

508 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1947. Highest significance: World Trade Ctr, US.

Key Facts for 26 December 1947

On 26 December 1947, 508 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
282 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 480 daily.
World Trade Ctr set an all-time record daily snowfall of 65.0 cm (25.6 in) on 26 December 1947.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 538 records.

Record Map

508 stations

508 station records on 26 December 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	66.3 cm (26.1 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily snowfall	72.1 cm (28.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	57.2 cm (22.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	65.8 cm (25.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elandspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ufa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bronkhorstspruit (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Pass	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harden (East St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yangan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blythe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Myrtleford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olinda (Springdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bogan Gate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

508 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 185, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 26 December 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	185
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 26 December 1947 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 19, daily 480.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

416 broken records

Margins by which the 416 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 345.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1947

Top 20 records on 26 December 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1947	World Trade Ctr, US	all-time snowfall	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	59 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 December 1947	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	all-time snowfall	66.3 cm (26.1 in)	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	74 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 December 1947	Long Branch-Oakhurst, US	all-time snowfall	72.1 cm (28.4 in)	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	33 years	74 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1947	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	all-time snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1947	Plainfield, US	all-time snowfall	57.2 cm (22.5 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1947	Setauket Strong, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1947	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	77 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1947	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	all-time snowfall	65.8 cm (25.9 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	26 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1947	Paterson, US	all-time snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1947	Elandspoort, ZA	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1947	Eugowra Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1947	Gooloogong Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1947	Ufa, RU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1947	Bronkhorstspruit (Mun), ZA	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1947	Port Jervis, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1947	Rankins Pass, ZA	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1947	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1947	Peak Hill Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1947	Palmyra, ZA	monthly rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1947	Paterson, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	44 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1947. 1947 had 508 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	391
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1