Weather Records on 26 December 1951

330 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1951. Highest significance: Coldwater St School, US.

Key Facts for 26 December 1951

On 26 December 1951, 330 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 307 daily.
Coldwater St School set a monthly record snow depth of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 26 December 1951.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 539 records.

Record Map

330 stations

330 station records on 26 December 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fairfax	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kilcumin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Landrum 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uttamachipura	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Rapids Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bateman Rch	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls Mill St	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dufur	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grimsby Rock Chapel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

330 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 95, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 66.

Records on 26 December 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	66

Records on 26 December 1951 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 17, daily 307.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

253 broken records

Margins by which the 253 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1951

Top 20 records on 26 December 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1951	Coldwater St School, US	monthly snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1951	Fairfax, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1951	Fulton 3 W, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1951	Union, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1951	University, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1951	Kilcumin, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1951	Teziutlan, MX	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1951	Freeport, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1951	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1951	Dayville, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1951	Batesville, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1951	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1951	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1951	Hillsdale, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1951	Clarksdale, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1951	Landrum 1 NE, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1951	Emmett 2 E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1951	Hale Loud Dam, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1951	S Haven, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1951	Fort McPherson, CA	daily high min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	56 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1951. 1951 had 330 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 1951-12-26: 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	210
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1