Weather Records on 26 December 1949

310 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1949. Highest significance: Oestersund-Froesoen, SE.

Key Facts for 26 December 1949

On 26 December 1949, 310 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 307 daily.
Oestersund-Froesoen set a monthly record daily precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 26 December 1949.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 539 records.

Record Map

310 stations

310 station records on 26 December 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Goderich	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Merritt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Summerland Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-57.0 C (-70.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa 9 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Piracuruca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingburg AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Girardeau	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Poteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merritt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Summerland Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

310 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 26 December 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 26 December 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 307.

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 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1949

Top 20 records on 26 December 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1949	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	monthly rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	54 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1949	Morgantown 1, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1949	Goderich, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1949	Peru, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1949	Haliburton A, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1949	Esquimalt, CA	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1949	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1949	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1949	Belleville, CA	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	81 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1949	Goldstream Lake, CA	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1949	Roldal, NO	daily snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1949	Lexington 3E, US	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1949	Brockville, CA	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	73 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1949	Streator 2SE, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1949	Umea, SE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1949	Webbers Falls 5 WSW, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1949	Lennoxville, CA	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1949	Morris 1NW, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1949	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1949	Merritt, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	11 years	24 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1949. 1949 had 310 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	247
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1