Weather Records on 26 December 1983

3,763 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1983. Highest significance: Oelrichs, US.

Key Facts for 26 December 1983

On 26 December 1983, 3,763 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
348 were record highs and 2,614 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 91 were all-time records, 379 monthly and 3,293 daily.
Oelrichs set a daily record snow depth of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 26 December 1983.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 26 December 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oelrichs	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Conception	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hart Mtn Refuge	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Metolius 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	200.4 mm (7.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belleterre	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grouse	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paia 406	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yampa	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hermann	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salina	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salt Lake City Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tifton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Herington	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

3,763 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 135, Lowest daily maximum 1,405, Highest daily minimum 213, Lowest daily minimum 1,209, Heaviest daily rainfall 268, Heaviest daily snowfall 96, Deepest snow cover 437.

Records on 26 December 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	135
Lowest daily maximum	1,405
Highest daily minimum	213
Lowest daily minimum	1,209
Heaviest daily rainfall	268
Heaviest daily snowfall	96
Deepest snow cover	437

Records on 26 December 1983 by timescale: all-time 91, monthly 379, daily 3,293.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

3,163 broken records

Margins by which the 3,163 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1983

Top 20 records on 26 December 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1983	Oelrichs, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1983	Quitman 2 NW, US	all-time low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1983	Conception, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	73 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1983	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1983	Brucefield, CA	daily snowfall	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	12.8 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1983	Madison, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1983	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	all-time low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1983	Sulphur Springs, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	12.8 C (23.0 F)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1983	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	6.2 cm (2.4 in)	102 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1983	Hart Mtn Refuge, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1983	Ft Meade, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1983	Richmond, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1983	Pascagoula 3 NE, US	all-time low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1983	Port Lavaca 2, US	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	12.3 C (22.1 F)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1983	Ogden Sugar Factory, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1983	Metolius 1 W, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1983	Hawi 168, US	all-time rain	200.4 mm (7.9 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1983	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	86 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1983	Parma Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1983	Frankfort, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	73 years	51 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1983. 1983 had 3,763 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 December 1983
Margin	Records
0 to 100	3,063
100 to 200	76
200 to 300	17
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	2