Weather Records on 26 December 1978

658 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1978. Highest significance: Quambone (Sandy Camp), AU.

Key Facts for 26 December 1978

On 26 December 1978, 658 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 629 daily.
Quambone (Sandy Camp) set a daily record precipitation of 58.8 mm (2.3 in) on 26 December 1978.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.

Record Map

658 stations

658 station records on 26 December 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quambone (Sandy Camp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Tooraweenah (Denham St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Boorhaman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Zacatecas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Molka (Lowana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gulargambone (Emby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bearbung (Aller)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Miepoll South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hermidale Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eumungerie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle (Cheddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saltillo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pomerode	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Collerina (Kenebree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Bungara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala (Tarramia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ilhota-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Garcia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool Motors	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Corupa (Hansa)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Trento	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ituporanga (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ibirama (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.1 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mourilyan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yarroweyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Garcia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle (Walla Walla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pouso Redondo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canaan	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hope (Cypress Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan (Rodmell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ballandool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blumenau (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Taio (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Daysdale (Dennison Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Timbo Novo (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Pequeno	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

658 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 366, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 56.

Records on 26 December 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	366
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	56

Records on 26 December 1978 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 27, daily 629.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

580 broken records

Margins by which the 580 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1978

Top 20 records on 26 December 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1978	Quambone (Sandy Camp), AU	daily rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	90 years	75 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1978	Tooraweenah (Denham St), AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1978	Boorhaman, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1978	Coonamble Comparison, AU	monthly rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1978	Zacatecas (Smn), MX	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1978	Carrathool (Uardry), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	90 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1978	Collerina (Corrella), AU	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	61 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1978	Urana (Butherwah), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	90 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1978	Wangaratta, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1978	Molka (Lowana), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1978	Archerfield Airport, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1978	Nyngan (Mudall), AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	90 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1978	Gulargambone (Emby), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1978	Quambone Station, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1978	Bearbung (Aller), AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1978	Miepoll South, AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1978	Hermidale Tank, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1978	Eumungerie Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1978	Warrumbungle (Cheddington), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1978	Saltillo (Dge), MX	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	53 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1978. 1978 had 658 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 1978-12-26: 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	525
50 to 100	34
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2