Weather Records on 26 December 1974

1,078 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1974. Highest significance: Puerto Vallarta, MX.

Key Facts for 26 December 1974

On 26 December 1974, 1,078 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
365 were record highs and 198 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 1,053 daily.
Puerto Vallarta set a monthly record daily precipitation of 91.9 mm (3.6 in) on 26 December 1974.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 534 records.

Record Map

1,078 stations

1,078 station records on 26 December 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Puerto Vallarta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Creston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
New Norfolk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wondoola Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.0 mm (7.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Schluchtern-Herolz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kaslo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fife	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kaslo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Selb/Oberfranken-Wildenau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flamengo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Surprise Store	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nugent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alphen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
North Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Town (Greenhill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cygnet (Slab Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Judbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orford South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forder 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury (Warringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Interlaken	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands (Bow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bothwell (Franklin Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stonehouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond (Lowlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,078 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 205, Lowest daily maximum 159, Highest daily minimum 160, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 397, Heaviest daily snowfall 105, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 26 December 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	205
Lowest daily maximum	159
Highest daily minimum	160
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	397
Heaviest daily snowfall	105
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 26 December 1974 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 21, daily 1,053.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

969 broken records

Margins by which the 969 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1974

Top 20 records on 26 December 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1974	Puerto Vallarta, MX	monthly rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1974	Snoqualmie Falls, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1974	Creston, CA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1974	Creston, CA	daily snowfall	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1974	Sabinal, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1974	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1974	New Norfolk, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1974	Mascota (Smn), MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1974	Elephant Butte Dam, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1974	Rocksprings, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1974	Wondoola Station, AU	daily rain	181.0 mm (7.1 in)	106.8 mm (4.2 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1974	Miami, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1974	Schluchtern-Herolz, DE	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1974	Kaslo, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1974	Eads, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1974	Elk, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	77 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1974	Fife, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1974	Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1974	Kaslo, CA	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1974	Hatch, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	46 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1974. 1974 had 1,078 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 25	877
25 to 50	34
50 to 75	21
75 to 100	11
100 to 125	14
125 to 150	7
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	3