Weather Records on 26 December 1999

1,057 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1999. Highest significance: Brighton Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 26 December 1999

On 26 December 1999, 1,057 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
316 were record highs and 187 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,023 daily.
Brighton Downs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 148.6 mm (5.9 in) on 26 December 1999.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 534 records.

Record Map

1,057 stations

1,057 station records on 26 December 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brighton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Parilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Parrakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Serpentine (East Loddon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Greenock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Paringa Lock V	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Renmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Longerenong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lameroo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nymagee (Pyramid)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Coonalpyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Renmark Irrigation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lameroo (Artlaringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Apsley (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Parafield Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kapunda (Bagot Well)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
St Kitts	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Padthaway (Marcollat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eastville (Bonnie Banks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mulgundawa Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coorabulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moonambel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stone Exelby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	222.0 mm (8.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Retreat (Barcoo River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yantabulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ostheim V.D. Rhon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ki Ki (Moorilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Embrun	France	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nancy-Ochey	France	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wrattonbully (Joeville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tullaroop Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Marlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eberbach/Neckar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shoup	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kurundi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,057 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 193, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 544, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 26 December 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	193
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	544
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 26 December 1999 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 27, daily 1,023.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

938 broken records

Margins by which the 938 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1999

Top 20 records on 26 December 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1999	Brighton Downs, AU	monthly rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	83 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 December 1999	Parilla, AU	monthly rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	78 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1999	Parrakie, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1999	Serpentine (East Loddon), AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	74 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1999	Greenock, AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1999	Paringa Lock V, AU	all-time rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1999	Renmark, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1999	Truro, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1999	Kaiserslautern, DE	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1999	Longerenong, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1999	Lameroo Comparison, AU	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1999	Nymagee (Pyramid), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1999	Bridgewater (Post Office), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1999	Coonalpyn, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1999	Renmark Irrigation, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1999	Lameroo (Artlaringa), AU	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1999	Apsley (Post Office), AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1999	Parafield Airport, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1999	Kapunda (Bagot Well), AU	monthly rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1999	St Kitts, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	55 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1999. 1999 had 1,057 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 1999-12-26: 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 20	880
20 to 40	46
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1