Weather Records on 26 December 1976

534 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1976. Highest significance: Belfast, US.

Key Facts for 26 December 1976

On 26 December 1976, 534 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
172 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 527 daily.
Belfast set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 26 December 1976.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.

Record Map

534 stations

534 station records on 26 December 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Belfast	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cachoeira Escura	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bele (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ze da Rosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ste Rose du Degelis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St George	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ste Rose du Degelis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	52.3 cm (20.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Nelson A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Candido Rodrigues	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Normandin Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.8 C (-7.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dadeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garland 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aroostook	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nkobongo (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tabankulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tonti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goedgevonden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-32.3 C (-26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morden Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.3 cm (13.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salamanca	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hobhouse 23	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Porciuncula	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cardoso Moreira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Joinville (Rvpsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Morgan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-19.6 C (-3.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gary	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brooks Ahrc	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Hairyuzovo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Monteiro Lobato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

534 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 26 December 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 26 December 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 527.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

424 broken records

Margins by which the 424 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1976

Top 20 records on 26 December 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1976	Belfast, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1976	Cachoeira Escura, BR	daily rain	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1976	Bele (Bos), ZA	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1976	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	83 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1976	Ze da Rosa, BR	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1976	Ste Rose du Degelis, CA	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1976	St George, CA	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1976	Fairmont, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	83 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1976	Ste Rose du Degelis, CA	monthly snowfall	52.3 cm (20.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1976	Port Hastings, CA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	90 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1976	Summit, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1976	Moncton, CA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	67 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1976	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1976	Middlesboro Fire Dept, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1976	Fort Nelson A, CA	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1976	Sussex, CA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1976	Flagstaff (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	62 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1976	Irene, ZA	daily rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1976	Candido Rodrigues, BR	daily rain	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	5 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1976	Brandon Cda, CA	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1976. 1976 had 534 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 20	382
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	3