Weather Records on 26 December 1968

1,019 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1968. Highest significance: Kotdwara, IN.

Key Facts for 26 December 1968

On 26 December 1968, 1,019 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 381 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 976 daily.
Kotdwara set a daily record precipitation of 55.0 mm (2.2 in) on 26 December 1968.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 534 records.

Record Map

1,019 stations

1,019 station records on 26 December 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kotdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Milha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bredbo (Bredbo Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Quemado	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pocinhos (Joffily)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Kiaora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bowning (Wanganui)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nowa Nowa (Wairewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne (Lynwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Naya Shahr	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Hall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bengworden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ouricuri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmaggie Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Governador Dix-Sept Rosado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Konni	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarago (Willeroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Linton Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paling Yards (Ulabri)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canberra Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belem Do Brejo Do Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jucurutu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rye Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kangiara (Laverstock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caio Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paia 406	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Crossing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Waterkloof-Cntry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,019 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 232, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 149, Heaviest daily rainfall 400, Heaviest daily snowfall 113, Deepest snow cover 69.

Records on 26 December 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	232
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	149
Heaviest daily rainfall	400
Heaviest daily snowfall	113
Deepest snow cover	69

Records on 26 December 1968 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 40, daily 976.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

862 broken records

Margins by which the 862 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1968

Top 20 records on 26 December 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1968	Kotdwara, IN	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1968	Milha, BR	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1968	Bredbo (Bredbo Station), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1968	Quemado, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1968	Stuart Town, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1968	Pocinhos (Joffily), BR	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1968	W Pt, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1968	Cooma (Kiaora), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1968	Belconnen (Weetangerra), AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1968	Madison, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1968	Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1968	Cootamundra (Landgrove), AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1968	Beaver, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1968	Albion, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1968	Bowning (Wanganui), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1968	Dickinson Exp STN, US	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1968	Omeo Valley, AU	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1968	Nowa Nowa (Wairewa), AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1968	Jindabyne (Lynwood), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1968	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	44 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1968. 1968 had 1,019 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	843
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1