Weather Records on 26 December 2008

1,119 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 2008. Highest significance: Fossil Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 26 December 2008

On 26 December 2008, 1,119 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
507 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 1,065 daily.
Fossil Downs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 160.0 mm (6.3 in) on 26 December 2008.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 534 records.

Record Map

1,119 stations

1,119 station records on 26 December 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Kennewick	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Clarion	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Portland Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wilton	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Silver Creek Falls	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wasco	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Marysvale	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Canby 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Three Lynx	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Amhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe 49S - U of N Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericktown 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sapporo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hart Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Flint 7W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.4 cm (15.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Packwood	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dufur	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Idleyld Park 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Burrero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,119 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 319, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 188, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 165, Heaviest daily snowfall 115, Deepest snow cover 203.

Records on 26 December 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	319
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	188
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	115
Deepest snow cover	203

Records on 26 December 2008 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 44, daily 1,065.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

862 broken records

Margins by which the 862 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 2008

Top 20 records on 26 December 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 2008	Fossil Downs, AU	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2008	Kennewick, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	82 years	74 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2008	Warmun, AU	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	101 years	73 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2008	Dyer 5S, US	all-time rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	73 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2008	Gogo Station, AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2008	Hoopeston, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2008	Clarion, US	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2008	Portland Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2008	Wilton, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2008	Dayton 1 WSW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	75 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2008	Silver Creek Falls, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2008	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2008	Ekalaka, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	99 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2008	Wasco, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	99 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2008	Marysvale, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	95 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2008	Escanaba, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	119 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2008	Ennis, US	all-time snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2008	Eagle Nest, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2008	Milford, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	17.2 cm (6.8 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2008	Canby 3 SW, US	monthly snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	57 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2008. 2008 had 1,119 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 2008-12-26: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 December 2008
Margin	Records
0 to 100	785
100 to 200	51
200 to 300	18
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	2