Weather Records on 26 December 1963

321 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1963. Highest significance: Arachu, BR.

Key Facts for 26 December 1963

On 26 December 1963, 321 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 308 daily.
Arachu set a monthly record daily precipitation of 131.2 mm (5.2 in) on 26 December 1963.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 539 records.

Record Map

321 stations

321 station records on 26 December 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arachu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	131.2 mm (5.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Acude Cedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Sao Vicente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa da Canoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Areia (Ufpb)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Allardt	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cristais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda River	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Quiteria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Itapeim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro II	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Pompeu Sobrinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aracati	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paintsville 1E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Goncalo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Touros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Riachao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Nova Floresta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fords Ferry Dam 5O	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cascavel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Champoton (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carire	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warden (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgway	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Memphis Po Bldg	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tafjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Bento Do Una	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dumas	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

321 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 80.

Records on 26 December 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	80

Records on 26 December 1963 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 308.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

249 broken records

Margins by which the 249 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1963

Top 20 records on 26 December 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1963	Arachu, BR	monthly rain	131.2 mm (5.2 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	44 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1963	Acude Cedro, BR	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1963	Acude Sao Vicente, BR	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1963	Lagoa da Canoa, BR	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1963	Areia (Ufpb), BR	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1963	Allardt, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1963	Cristais, BR	monthly rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1963	Golconda River, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1963	Santa Quiteria, BR	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1963	Itapeim, BR	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1963	Penedo, BR	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1963	Caruthersville, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1963	Pedro II, BR	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1963	Acude Pompeu Sobrinho, BR	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1963	Aracati, BR	monthly rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1963	Owensboro 3ENE, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1963	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1963	Middlesboro Fire Dept, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1963	Paintsville 1E, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1963	Sao Goncalo, BR	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1963. 1963 had 321 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 1963-12-26: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	173
25 to 50	24
50 to 75	22
75 to 100	14
100 to 125	7
125 to 150	5
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	1