Weather Records on 26 December 1984

568 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1984. Highest significance: Coyame (Cfe), MX.

Key Facts for 26 December 1984

On 26 December 1984, 568 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
120 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 559 daily.
Coyame (Cfe) set a daily record precipitation of 193.3 mm (7.6 in) on 26 December 1984.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.

Record Map

568 stations

568 station records on 26 December 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coyame (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	193.3 mm (7.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bellerive (Fort Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kettering (Saddle Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Mitchell AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boquilla Santa Rosa de la Mis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Butlers Gorge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ensenada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Alamo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haiwee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bronte Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Liawenee Hec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Tomas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Creek 5NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarraleah Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waddamana Field Study Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Rumorosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olivares Mexicanos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tijuana	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tunnack Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-16.3 C (2.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shannon Hec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Andres	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Two Rivers	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Rodriguez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Amatikulu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Vicente	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Olive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Do Lobo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Deep Springs College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
W Allis	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

568 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 97, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 219, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 26 December 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	97
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 26 December 1984 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 559.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

464 broken records

Margins by which the 464 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1984

Top 20 records on 26 December 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1984	Coyame (Cfe), MX	daily rain	193.3 mm (7.6 in)	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1984	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1984	Bellerive (Fort Street), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1984	Waukesha Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1984	Kettering (Saddle Road), AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1984	Middleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1984	Scipio, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1984	Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AU	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1984	Waverly, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1984	Milwaukee Mitchell AP, US	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1984	Boquilla Santa Rosa de la Mis, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1984	Catemaco (Cfe), MX	monthly rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1984	Hartford Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1984	Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, AU	monthly rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1984	Butlers Gorge, AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1984	Oconomowoc Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1984	Ensenada, MX	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1984	Mayaguez City, PR	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	75 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1984	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1984	El Alamo, MX	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	40 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1984. 1984 had 568 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	427
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1