Weather Records on 26 December 1948

619 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1948. Highest significance: Victoria Valley, AU.

Key Facts for 26 December 1948

On 26 December 1948, 619 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 367 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 608 daily.
Victoria Valley set a daily record precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 26 December 1948.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.

Record Map

619 stations

619 station records on 26 December 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Victoria Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gerang Gerung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Umberatana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerslie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rifle	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Avery Rs	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laanecoorie Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forrest State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chatsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wartook Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moutajup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ayton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mirranatwa (Bowacka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clearlake Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trout Creek 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warm Springs Agency	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Annandayle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

619 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 189, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 178, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 26 December 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	189
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	178
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 26 December 1948 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 608.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

502 broken records

Margins by which the 502 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1948

Top 20 records on 26 December 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1948	Victoria Valley, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1948	Santa Clara UNIV, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1948	Yatchaw (Amaroo), AU	monthly rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1948	Bowie, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1948	Mossman Central Mill, AU	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1948	W Pt, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1948	Cressy, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1948	Tennant Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1948	Manhattan, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1948	Gerang Gerung, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1948	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1948	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1948	Ft Bayard 4W, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1948	Gammon Ranges (Umberatana), AU	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1948	Cleve, AU	monthly rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1948	Dunkeld, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1948	Santa Cruz, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1948	Mossman South Alchera Drive, AU	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1948	Ellerslie Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1948	Rifle, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 years	35 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1948. 1948 had 619 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 1948-12-26: 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	485
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1