Weather Records on 26 December 1961

352 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1961. Highest significance: Taganrog (Lighthouse), RU.

Key Facts for 26 December 1961

On 26 December 1961, 352 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 193 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 337 daily.
Taganrog (Lighthouse) set a daily record precipitation of 27.2 mm (1.1 in) on 26 December 1961.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 539 records.

Record Map

352 stations

352 station records on 26 December 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.7 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mbarara	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mamogaleskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hartebeespoort-Agrc.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton Forest (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Penrose (Panorama)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mimosa Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamare	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mamagalieskraal Suid(Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Illawarra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkio	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bundanoon Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lagarto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fredrikstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mallow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kangaroo Valley (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ludlow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shiprock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Malanda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Muscle Creek (Clendinning)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mosdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nottingham Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lochinvar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

352 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 95, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 26 December 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 26 December 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 337.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

303 broken records

Margins by which the 303 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1961

Top 20 records on 26 December 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1961	Taganrog (Lighthouse), RU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1961	Estancia, BR	monthly rain	100.7 mm (4.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1961	Mbarara, UG	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1961	Woodhouse, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1961	Mamogaleskraal, ZA	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1961	Hartebeespoort-Agrc., ZA	monthly rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1961	Putbus, DE	daily low min	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1961	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1961	Greifswald, DE	daily low min	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1961	Regensburg, DE	daily low min	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	81 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1961	Sutton Forest (Uralba), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1961	Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	75 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1961	Penrose (Panorama), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1961	Mimosa Park, ZA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1961	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	23.0 C (73.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1961	Chemnitz, DE	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	73 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1961	Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	73 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1961	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1961	Kalamare, BW	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1961	Graz, AT	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	61 years	33 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1961. 1961 had 352 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 50	288
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1