Weather Records on 26 December 1923

302 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1923. Highest significance: Barringun, AU.

Key Facts for 26 December 1923

On 26 December 1923, 302 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 287 daily.
Barringun set a monthly record daily precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 26 December 1923.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 539 records.

Record Map

302 stations

302 station records on 26 December 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hillview (Ballandry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella (Zara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barmah East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warwillah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tilpa (Warloo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Ampol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Numurkah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Currawinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda (Boorooma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wakool (Barratta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel (Boondara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boxwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Merrywinbone (Oreel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yarroweyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goorambat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-26.5 C (-15.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Great Western (Seppelt)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sale Mercury Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Millie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tolmie (Langley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Katandra North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

302 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 223, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 26 December 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 26 December 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 287.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

286 broken records

Margins by which the 286 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1923

Top 20 records on 26 December 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1923	Barringun, AU	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1923	Hillview (Ballandry), AU	monthly rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1923	Mungindi Post Office, AU	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1923	Wanganella (Zara), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1923	Barmah East, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1923	Warwillah, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1923	Tilpa (Warloo), AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1923	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1923	Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1923	Girilambone (Ampol), AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1923	Numurkah Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1923	Kremsmuenster, AT	monthly rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1923	Rolleston, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1923	Currawinya, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1923	Yetman (Warialda Street), AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1923	Ararat Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1923	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1923	Carinda (Boorooma), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1923	Pilliga Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1923	Wakool (Barratta), AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	38 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1923. 1923 had 302 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 1923-12-26: 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	228
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	3