Weather Records on 26 December 2001

642 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 2001. Highest significance: Petoskey, US.

Key Facts for 26 December 2001

On 26 December 2001, 642 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 273 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 607 daily.
Petoskey set an all-time record daily snowfall of 61.0 cm (24.0 in) on 26 December 2001.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.

Record Map

642 stations

642 station records on 26 December 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ocosingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Libres (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Intricate Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Guantanamo Bay NAS	Cuba	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Naolinco de Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Whittier	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Copala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Puntilla	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baden-Baden-Geroldsau	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ikerasassuaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Papaloapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coscomatepec (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caltepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cuapiaxtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Schluchtern-Herolz	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Podor	Senegal	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gympie	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.0 C (107.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Agedabia	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tocatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnaja Poljana	Russia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Ag Research STN	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ikerasassuaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eberbach/Neckar	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carrera Larga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jose Cardel	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Isabella 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eielson Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beerfelden	Germany	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

642 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 158, Heaviest daily rainfall 146, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 26 December 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	158
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 26 December 2001 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 29, daily 607.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

497 broken records

Margins by which the 497 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 2001

Top 20 records on 26 December 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 2001	Petoskey, US	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	79 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2001	Ocosingo, MX	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2001	Iliamna AP, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2001	Libres (Smn), MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2001	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2001	Intricate Bay, US	all-time rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2001	Guantanamo Bay NAS, CU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2001	Naolinco de Victoria, MX	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2001	Whittier, US	daily rain	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2001	Seward AP, US	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	2 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2001	Grand Rapids, US	daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2001	Copala, MX	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2001	Puntilla, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2001	Petoskey, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2001	Gorlitz, DE	daily snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2001	Baden-Baden-Geroldsau, DE	monthly snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2001	Coalville, US	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2001	Ikerasassuaq, GL	daily high max	11.4 C (52.5 F)	8.6 C (15.5 F)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2001	Adin Rs, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2001	San Marcos, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	41 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2001. 2001 had 642 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 2001-12-26: 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 100	489
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1