Weather Records on 26 December 1955

668 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1955. Highest significance: Edson, CA.

Key Facts for 26 December 1955

On 26 December 1955, 668 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
388 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 652 daily.
Edson set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 26 December 1955.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.

Record Map

668 stations

668 station records on 26 December 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Edson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Lindsay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Gurrabeal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Metaline Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roundup	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stewarts River Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Electra P H	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record snow depth	124.0 cm (48.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record snow depth	95.0 cm (37.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uvalde	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rosevale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beecroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Palisade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kerrville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

668 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 257, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 26 December 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	257
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 26 December 1955 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 652.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

556 broken records

Margins by which the 556 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 440.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1955

Top 20 records on 26 December 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1955	Edson, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1955	Waterloo, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1955	Lake Louise, CA	all-time snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1955	Mount Lindsay, AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1955	Canning Downs, AU	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1955	Campbelltown 1, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1955	Beaudesert Cryna, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1955	Bulahdelah Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1955	Hermitage, AU	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1955	Barramunga, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1955	Cooma (Gurrabeal), AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1955	Eden (Timbillica), AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1955	Lake Louise, CA	all-time rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1955	Tannymorel, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1955	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1955	Elk Point, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1955	Metaline Falls, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1955	Drain, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1955	Marron, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1955	Tanana AP, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	20 years	36 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1955. 1955 had 668 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	548
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1