Weather Records on 26 December 1962

816 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1962. Highest significance: Gum Lake (Albemarle), AU.

Key Facts for 26 December 1962

On 26 December 1962, 816 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
17 were record highs and 499 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 786 daily.
Gum Lake (Albemarle) set a daily record precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 26 December 1962.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 536 records.

Record Map

816 stations

816 station records on 26 December 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Cockburn (Burta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mutooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach (Bellevue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Megan (the Mount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Koomooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Koomooloo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hannaford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Badgam	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stewarts River Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-23.6 C (-10.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ponca City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poonch	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dynevor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hertzogville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Graball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mayne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mirannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsrus (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huelva	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

816 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 173, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 326, Heaviest daily rainfall 241, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 26 December 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	173
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	326
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 26 December 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 786.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

696 broken records

Margins by which the 696 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1962

Top 20 records on 26 December 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1962	Gum Lake (Albemarle), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1962	Cockburn (Burta), AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1962	Mutooroo, AU	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1962	Krambach (Bellevue), AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1962	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1962	Krambach Post Office, AU	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1962	Comboyne Post Office, AU	daily rain	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	123.9 mm (4.9 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1962	Megan (the Mount), AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1962	Dungog Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1962	Koomooloo, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1962	Elands Post Office, AU	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1962	Koomooloo Station, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1962	Bamberg, DE	daily low max	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1962	Hannaford Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1962	Wanaaring Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1962	Fulham Park, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1962	Deer Vale, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1962	Crescent City, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1962	Badgam, IN	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1962	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	99 years	40 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1962. 1962 had 816 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	678
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1