Weather Records on 26 December 2023

1,127 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 2023. Highest significance: Pipestone, US.

Key Facts for 26 December 2023

On 26 December 2023, 1,127 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
667 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 1,069 daily.
Pipestone set a monthly record daily precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 26 December 2023.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 534 records.

Record Map

1,127 stations

1,127 station records on 26 December 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
White Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Troitsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Fish Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Navarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wapengo Lake Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Van Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chaffee 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pointe Noire	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Murrayville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
East Sale Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Celo 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kyneton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rhodhiss Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brogo Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.4 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dry Tortugas	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Lake 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tanybryn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stockville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kautokeino	Norway	Record snow depth	68.0 cm (26.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chamberlain 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mirranatwa (Bowacka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edenhope (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Summit 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,127 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 251, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 416, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 366, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 26 December 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	251
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	416
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	366
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 26 December 2023 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 57, daily 1,069.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

997 broken records

Margins by which the 997 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 2023

Top 20 records on 26 December 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 2023	Pipestone, US	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	106 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 December 2023	Lisbon, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	118 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 December 2023	Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir), AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	108 years	78 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2023	White Lake, US	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	114 years	78 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2023	Albion Park Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	90 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2023	Troitsk, RU	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2023	Fish Creek, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	65 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2023	Bowdle, US	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	115 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2023	Navarre, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2023	Victor 4 N, US	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2023	Wapengo Lake Road, AU	daily rain	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2023	Van Reenen, ZA	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2023	Chaffee 5 NE, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 December 2023	Pointe Noire, CG	daily rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	79.9 mm (3.1 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2023	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2023	Murrayville, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	93 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2023	Gainesville, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2023	East Sale Airport, AU	monthly rain	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2023	Pine Rvr Dam, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2023	Charlevoix, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	109 years	56 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2023. 2023 had 1,127 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 December 2023
Margin	Records
0 to 100	990
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1