Weather Records on 26 December 2017

719 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 2017. Highest significance: Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU.

Key Facts for 26 December 2017

On 26 December 2017, 719 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
138 were record highs and 252 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 697 daily.
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij set a daily record precipitation of 34.3 mm (1.4 in) on 26 December 2017.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 536 records.

Record Map

719 stations

719 station records on 26 December 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Storbron	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
New Italy (Vineyard Haven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ulvsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Palolo Vly 718	United States	Record daily precipitation	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Freewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 4 783	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wilhelmina Rise 721	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	54.6 cm (21.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 5 775	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nogliki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bonalbo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clontarf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beretania Pump STN 705	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meerschaum Vale (Jenbetdaph)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pauoa Flats 784	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kalihi Rsch Site 777	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meldrum (Coolawarrah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Painesville 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Khlong Yai	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Covert	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rushford	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

719 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 195, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 233, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 26 December 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	195
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	233
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 26 December 2017 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 19, daily 697.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

614 broken records

Margins by which the 614 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 216.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 2017

Top 20 records on 26 December 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 2017	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	98 years	79 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2017	Coraki Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	108 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2017	Sarna, SE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2017	Storbron, SE	monthly rain	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2017	New Italy (Vineyard Haven), AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	108 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2017	Ulvsjo, SE	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2017	Biri, NO	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2017	Palolo Vly 718, US	daily rain	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2017	Milton Freewater, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2017	Nuuanu Rsch 4 783, US	daily rain	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2017	Wilhelmina Rise 721, US	daily rain	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2017	Lowville, US	daily snowfall	54.6 cm (21.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2017	Nuuanu Rsch 5 775, US	daily rain	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	2 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2017	Nogliki, RU	monthly rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2017	Bonalbo Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2017	Pogranichnoe, RU	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2017	Tabora Airport, TZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2017	Clontarf, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2017	Hugoton, US	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	106 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2017	Bridgeport, US	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	112 years	46 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2017. 2017 had 719 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	573
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1