Weather Records on 26 December 2006

866 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 2006. Highest significance: Woodbridge, AU.

Key Facts for 26 December 2006

On 26 December 2006, 866 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
291 were record highs and 365 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 809 daily.
Woodbridge set a daily record precipitation of 51.6 mm (2.0 in) on 26 December 2006.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 535 records.

Record Map

866 stations

866 station records on 26 December 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Porsa II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Yuma	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beer Sheva	Israel	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ghanzi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ajiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Premaydena Hatchery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Miyazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chichibu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miyakonojo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Codorniz	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fiskabygd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Callahan	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kawaguchiko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tanegashima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Storsteinnes I Balsfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Presa El Bosque (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
E.T.A. 040 Amacuzac	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tustervatnet II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Venado	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Junction 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Copala	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miyakejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Los Castillos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Libres (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stadlandet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

866 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 153, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 138, Lowest daily minimum 275, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 26 December 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	153
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	138
Lowest daily minimum	275
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 26 December 2006 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 48, daily 809.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

703 broken records

Margins by which the 703 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 2006

Top 20 records on 26 December 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 2006	Woodbridge, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2006	Porsa II, NO	all-time rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2006	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	92 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2006	Upland 2NE, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2006	Yuma, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2006	Grants Pass, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2006	Bridgeport, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2006	Beer Sheva, IL	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2006	Sodus 1W, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2006	Ghanzi, BW	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2006	Evergreen, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2006	Ajiro, JP	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2006	Ft Collins, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2006	Harleton, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2006	Premaydena Hatchery, AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2006	Miyazaki, JP	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2006	Oshkosh, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2006	Jackson, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2006	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low max	23.2 C (73.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	120 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2006	Chichibu, JP	monthly rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	34 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2006. 2006 had 866 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 2006-12-26: 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	678
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1