Cold outbreak in United States, 22 to 26 December 2024

Name: Cold outbreak in United States, 22 to 26 December 2024
Start: 2024-12-22
End: 2024-12-26
Location: United States

Cold outbreak in United States, 22 to 26 December 2024: 100 records at 60 stations, peak on 23 December 2024. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in United States, 22 to 26 December 2024 set or tied 100 station records at 60 stations.
It ran from 22 December 2024 to 26 December 2024 (5 days) and its peak day was 23 December 2024.
Status: closed.
Charlevoix set a daily record low minimum temperature of -13.9 C (7.0 F) on 23 December 2024.
The busiest day was 23 December 2024 with 48 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 131 years.

Footprint

22 to 26 December 2024

The area covered by Cold outbreak in United States, 22 to 26 December 2024 is outlined, with 17 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in United States, 22 to 26 December 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Charlevoix	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	2024-12-22
Gladwin	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	2024-12-22
Morrisville 6 SW	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	2024-12-23
Storrs	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	2024-12-23
Stevensville 2SW	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2024-12-23
Albion	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	2024-12-23
Pittsfield Muni AP	Record low maximum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	2024-12-22
Port Jervis	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	2024-12-23
Elmira Corning Rgnl AP	Record low minimum temperature	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	2024-12-23
Lake City Exp Farm	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	2024-12-22
Standish 4NE	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	2024-12-22
Freehold-Marlboro	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2024-12-23
Moorestown 4 E	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2024-12-23
Norristown	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	2024-12-23
Prompton Dam	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2024-12-23
Groton	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2024-12-22
Flemington 5 NNW	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	2024-12-24

Records per Day

Peak day 48

Records set or tied each day from 22 December 2024 to 26 December 2024. The most in one day was 48 on 23 December 2024.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in United States, 22 to 26 December 2024 ranked by margin
Morrisville 6 SW, 12-23	5.0 C (9.0 F)
Prompton Dam, 12-23	5.0 C (9.0 F)
Norristown, 12-23	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Groton, 12-22	2.3 C (4.1 F)
Albion, 12-23	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Albion, 12-22	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Gladwin, 12-22	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Port Jervis, 12-23	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Storrs, 12-23	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Lake City Exp Farm, 12-22	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Charlevoix, 12-22	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Charlevoix, 12-23	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Standish 4NE, 12-22	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Elmira Corning Rgnl AP, 12-23	1.0 C (1.8 F)
Charlevoix, 12-22	0.6 C (1.1 F)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

100 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Cold outbreak in United States, 22 to 26 December 2024
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.1	131
1.1	100
1.7	116
0.6	131
5.0	69
1.6	81
0.5	89
2.2	81
0.4	82
1.7	64
1.0	79
2.2	69
1.2	66
1.1	66
0.6	65
0.6	65
2.8	65
5.0	54
2.3	65
0.5	65
1.6	64
0.5	66
3.3	35
2.8	35
2.3	48
3.4	44
6.6	24
0.6	49
0.6	35
3.3	35
4.4	25
1.1	35
1.1	35
1.7	44
1.7	44
5.5	16
7.2	16
0.5	35
2.8	35
5.6	16
5.5	24
1.7	35
2.2	1
1.7	35
4.4	24
3.4	32
0.6	35
5.0	16
2.1	20
2.2	15
2.2	16
2.8	16
0.5	35
0.6	35
2.8	29
1.1	35
5.0	15
3.9	24
1.6	26
2.2	24
3.9	16
1.1	35
2.2	29
2.8	24
3.9	16
2.8	7
1.6	16
3.4	16
1.7	28
1.6	29
0.5	35
2.7	16
0.6	27
2.2	15
1.1	24
1.1	24
2.8	14
2.2	19
3.3	16
1.1	24
2.2	16
0.6	24
1.7	16
0.6	26
0.5	24
1.1	20
0.5	27
2.2	16
2.2	16
0.5	24
1.7	16
2.2	16
2.2	16
1.1	16
2.8	2
0.5	16
0.6	2
1.1	2
1.6	2
0.6	2

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in United States, 22 to 26 December 2024 compared with similar events
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 February to 5 March 2021	12,118 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 October to 5 November 2020	9,841 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 23 December 2017 to 8 January 2018	8,263 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 2024	7,675 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 15 January to 10 February 2026	5,568 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 22 to 26 December 2024 (this event)	100 records

Every Record Set

20 of 100

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in United States, 22 to 26 December 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-12-22	Charlevoix	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100	42 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-22	Gladwin	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	116	42 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-22	Charlevoix	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	131	41 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-22	Pittsfield Muni AP	Record low maximum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	82	34 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-22	Albion	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	69	31 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-22	Lake City Exp Farm	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	66	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-22	Standish 4NE	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	66	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-22	Groton	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	65	29 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-23	Charlevoix	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	131	42 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-23	Morrisville 6 SW	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	69	38 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-23	Storrs	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	81	36 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-23	Stevensville 2SW	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	89	36 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-23	Albion	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	81	35 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-23	Port Jervis	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	64	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-23	Elmira Corning Rgnl AP	Record low minimum temperature	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	79	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-23	Freehold-Marlboro	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	65	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-23	Moorestown 4 E	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	65	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-23	Norristown	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	65	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-23	Prompton Dam	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	54	30 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-24	Flemington 5 NNW	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	65	29 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 100 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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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)) Data as of 2026-10-17. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.1	131
1.1	100
1.7	116
0.6	131
5.0	69
1.6	81
0.5	89
2.2	81
0.4	82
1.7	64
1.0	79
2.2	69
1.2	66
1.1	66
0.6	65
0.6	65
2.8	65
5.0	54
2.3	65
0.5	65
1.6	64
0.5	66
3.3	35
2.8	35
2.3	48
3.4	44
6.6	24
0.6	49
0.6	35
3.3	35
4.4	25
1.1	35
1.1	35
1.7	44
1.7	44
5.5	16
7.2	16
0.5	35
2.8	35
5.6	16
5.5	24
1.7	35
2.2	1
1.7	35
4.4	24
3.4	32
0.6	35
5.0	16
2.1	20
2.2	15
2.2	16
2.8	16
0.5	35
0.6	35
2.8	29
1.1	35
5.0	15
3.9	24
1.6	26
2.2	24
3.9	16
1.1	35
2.2	29
2.8	24
3.9	16
2.8	7
1.6	16
3.4	16
1.7	28
1.6	29
0.5	35
2.7	16
0.6	27
2.2	15
1.1	24
1.1	24
2.8	14
2.2	19
3.3	16
1.1	24
2.2	16
0.6	24
1.7	16
0.6	26
0.5	24
1.1	20
0.5	27
2.2	16
2.2	16
0.5	24
1.7	16
2.2	16
2.2	16
1.1	16
2.8	2
0.5	16
0.6	2
1.1	2
1.6	2
0.6	2

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.1	131
1.1	100
1.7	116
0.6	131
5.0	69
1.6	81
0.5	89
2.2	81
0.4	82
1.7	64
1.0	79
2.2	69
1.2	66
1.1	66
0.6	65
0.6	65
2.8	65
5.0	54
2.3	65
0.5	65
1.6	64
0.5	66
3.3	35
2.8	35
2.3	48
3.4	44
6.6	24
0.6	49
0.6	35
3.3	35
4.4	25
1.1	35
1.1	35
1.7	44
1.7	44
5.5	16
7.2	16
0.5	35
2.8	35
5.6	16
5.5	24
1.7	35
2.2	1
1.7	35
4.4	24
3.4	32
0.6	35
5.0	16
2.1	20
2.2	15
2.2	16
2.8	16
0.5	35
0.6	35
2.8	29
1.1	35
5.0	15
3.9	24
1.6	26
2.2	24
3.9	16
1.1	35
2.2	29
2.8	24
3.9	16
2.8	7
1.6	16
3.4	16
1.7	28
1.6	29
0.5	35
2.7	16
0.6	27
2.2	15
1.1	24
1.1	24
2.8	14
2.2	19
3.3	16
1.1	24
2.2	16
0.6	24
1.7	16
0.6	26
0.5	24
1.1	20
0.5	27
2.2	16
2.2	16
0.5	24
1.7	16
2.2	16
2.2	16
1.1	16
2.8	2
0.5	16
0.6	2
1.1	2
1.6	2
0.6	2

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.1	131
1.1	100
1.7	116
0.6	131
5.0	69
1.6	81
0.5	89
2.2	81
0.4	82
1.7	64
1.0	79
2.2	69
1.2	66
1.1	66
0.6	65
0.6	65
2.8	65
5.0	54
2.3	65
0.5	65
1.6	64
0.5	66
3.3	35
2.8	35
2.3	48
3.4	44
6.6	24
0.6	49
0.6	35
3.3	35
4.4	25
1.1	35
1.1	35
1.7	44
1.7	44
5.5	16
7.2	16
0.5	35
2.8	35
5.6	16
5.5	24
1.7	35
2.2	1
1.7	35
4.4	24
3.4	32
0.6	35
5.0	16
2.1	20
2.2	15
2.2	16
2.8	16
0.5	35
0.6	35
2.8	29
1.1	35
5.0	15
3.9	24
1.6	26
2.2	24
3.9	16
1.1	35
2.2	29
2.8	24
3.9	16
2.8	7
1.6	16
3.4	16
1.7	28
1.6	29
0.5	35
2.7	16
0.6	27
2.2	15
1.1	24
1.1	24
2.8	14
2.2	19
3.3	16
1.1	24
2.2	16
0.6	24
1.7	16
0.6	26
0.5	24
1.1	20
0.5	27
2.2	16
2.2	16
0.5	24
1.7	16
2.2	16
2.2	16
1.1	16
2.8	2
0.5	16
0.6	2
1.1	2
1.6	2
0.6	2