Weather Records on 26 December 1953

215 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1953. Highest significance: Old Halls Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 26 December 1953

On 26 December 1953, 215 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 209 daily.
Old Halls Creek set a monthly record daily precipitation of 90.7 mm (3.6 in) on 26 December 1953.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 539 records.

Record Map

215 stations

215 station records on 26 December 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nurpur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Langet	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tangley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Reasi	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uttamachipura	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moga	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tanda	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dasuya	India	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shaunavon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ferozepur City	India	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ferozepur Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leonora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emba	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Phillaur	India	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Strehla	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gibb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Menzies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Shaunavon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stockdill Rch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

215 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 63, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 26 December 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	63
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 26 December 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 209.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

163 broken records

Margins by which the 163 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1953

Top 20 records on 26 December 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1953	Old Halls Creek, AU	monthly rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1953	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1953	Nurpur, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1953	St John's, CA	monthly rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1953	Langet, IN	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1953	Tangley, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1953	Louisa Downs, AU	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1953	Greenville, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	75 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1953	Reasi, IN	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1953	Uttamachipura, IN	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1953	Colorado City, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	51 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1953	Phelps, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1953	Clontarf, CA	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	51 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1953	Huatusco de Chicuellar, MX	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	43 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1953	Turnu Magurele, RO	daily low min	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	55 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1953	Scottsboro, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	51 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1953	Ballinger 2 NW, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1953	Moola Bulla, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1953	Port Lincoln, AU	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1953	Chita, RU	daily high min	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	52 years	22 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1953. 1953 had 215 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 1953-12-26: 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 10	130
10 to 20	15
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1