Weather Records on 26 December 1970

365 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1970. Highest significance: Hart 3 WSW, US.

Key Facts for 26 December 1970

On 26 December 1970, 365 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 354 daily.
Hart 3 WSW set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 26 December 1970.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 538 records.

Record Map

365 stations

365 station records on 26 December 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Reedy Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sandberg	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Musquash	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glentana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cotswold	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cramond, Albert Fall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Islet Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tibaji	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coongoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Teterow	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Little Yabba Sfr 274	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-46.8 C (-52.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caliente	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woleebee Nevasa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salto Grande (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glenmorgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beau Maison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ourigilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mayo A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wimbledon	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kogan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wells	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Netherdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paysandu	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Niagara Falls Ont Hydro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Big St Germain Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Villahermosa (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beerwah Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

365 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 26 December 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 26 December 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 354.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

292 broken records

Margins by which the 292 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1970

Top 20 records on 26 December 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1970	Hart 3 WSW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	71 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1970	St Andrews, CA	daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1970	Reedy Creek Station, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1970	Sandberg, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1970	St Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1970	Dulacca Truck Stop, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1970	Musquash, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1970	Glentana, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1970	Cotswold, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1970	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	monthly snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1970	Warrinilla, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1970	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1970	Cramond, Albert Fall, ZA	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1970	Pine Islet Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1970	Tibaji, BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1970	Coongoola, AU	monthly rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1970	Teterow, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1970	Fairbanks Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1970	Little Yabba Sfr 274, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1970	Somerset, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	35 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1970. 1970 had 365 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 1970-12-26: 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 50	265
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1