Weather Records on 26 December 2000

1,390 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 2000. Highest significance: Amarillo, US.

Key Facts for 26 December 2000

On 26 December 2000, 1,390 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
112 were record highs and 317 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 81 monthly and 1,299 daily.
Amarillo set an all-time record daily snowfall of 42.7 cm (16.8 in) on 26 December 2000.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 532 records.

Record Map

1,390 stations

1,390 station records on 26 December 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Amarillo	United States	Record daily snowfall	42.7 cm (16.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Memphis	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Houston	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tedzhen	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Canadian	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Banka Banka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Emory	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hammon 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Edom	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Amarillo	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Mitchell AP	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Thrall 3SSE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Farmersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ajaccio	France	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Langley	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Park Forest Water	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waukon 3NNE	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon UNIV Mo - SW Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Platteville	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Peru	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wymore	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yale 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lipan 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,390 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 215, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 336, Heaviest daily snowfall 277, Deepest snow cover 348.

Records on 26 December 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	215
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	336
Heaviest daily snowfall	277
Deepest snow cover	348

Records on 26 December 2000 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 81, daily 1,299.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,092 broken records

Margins by which the 1,092 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 2000

Top 20 records on 26 December 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 2000	Amarillo, US	all-time snowfall	42.7 cm (16.8 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	29 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2000	Memphis, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	95 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2000	Roy, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2000	Herbert Vale, AU	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	85 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2000	Camooweal Township, AU	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	97 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2000	Ardmore, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	86 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2000	Honey Grove, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2000	Palestine, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	104 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2000	Houston, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	87 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2000	Toledo 3N, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	65 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2000	Sherman, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2000	Tedzhen, TM	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2000	Alexandria, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	99 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2000	Bowie, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	102 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2000	Canadian, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2000	Marion 2 N, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	91 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2000	Banka Banka, AU	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2000	Osceola, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2000	McKinney Muni AP, US	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2000	Fargo 3ENE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	38 years	52 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2000. 2000 had 1,390 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2000-12-26: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	866
50 to 100	156
100 to 150	42
150 to 200	21
200 to 250	7