Weather Records on 26 December 1971

1,116 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1971. Highest significance: Lolworth, AU.

Key Facts for 26 December 1971

On 26 December 1971, 1,116 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
594 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,090 daily.
Lolworth set an all-time record daily precipitation of 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 26 December 1971.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 534 records.

Record Map

1,116 stations

1,116 station records on 26 December 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lolworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Isis Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Emmet Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Challis	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ventry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Killarney Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	271.8 mm (10.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Point (Bringagee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albilbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gowrie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Reno AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pocatello Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adavale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McCulloch	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Inkerman Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Evora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Argalong (the Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Torsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Angellala Downs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gage AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Helena 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arrilalah Telegraph Off	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Morris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vavenby	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,116 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 278, Lowest daily maximum 123, Highest daily minimum 316, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 263, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 26 December 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	278
Lowest daily maximum	123
Highest daily minimum	316
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	263
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 26 December 1971 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 23, daily 1,090.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

903 broken records

Margins by which the 903 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 1971

Top 20 records on 26 December 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1971	Lolworth, AU	all-time rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	73 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 December 1971	Burenda, AU	all-time rain	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 December 1971	Isis Downs, AU	monthly rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1971	Emmet Downs, AU	monthly rain	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	49 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1971	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1971	Isisford Post Office, AU	monthly rain	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1971	Challis, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1971	Ventry, AU	monthly rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1971	Blikana, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1971	Killarney Station, AU	daily rain	271.8 mm (10.7 in)	223.3 mm (8.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1971	Bayrick, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1971	Virginia City, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1971	Bimerah, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1971	Bremerton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1971	Darlington Point (Bringagee), AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1971	Richmond Raaf, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1971	Mystic Lake, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1971	Beowawe, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1971	Albilbah, AU	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1971	Tarcutta Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	94 years	42 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1971. 1971 had 1,116 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	860
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1