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Weather Records on 24 December 1878

4 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1878. Highest significance: Oxford, GB.

Key Facts for 24 December 1878

  • On 24 December 1878, 4 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 1 daily.
  • Oxford set a monthly record low minimum temperature of -14.7 C (5.5 F) on 24 December 1878.
  • Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.

Record Map

4 stations
Weather records on 24 December 1878 4 station records on 24 December 1878 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
4 station records on 24 December 1878 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 24 December 1878: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-14.7 C (5.5 F)34 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-13.7 C (7.3 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature-4.1 C (24.6 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
MilanItalyRecord low minimum temperature-10.0 C (14.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

4 records
Records on 24 December 1878 by type Records set or tied on 24 December 1878 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3. 0123Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 0Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 24 December 1878 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3.
Records on 24 December 1878 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall0
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 24 December 1878 by timescale Records on 24 December 1878 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 1. 01122all-time: 1monthly: 2daily: 1all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 24 December 1878 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 1.
Records on 24 December 1878 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly2
daily1

How Much Records Were Beaten By

3 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 December 1878 Margins by which the 3 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1.8. Ties are not counted. 001110.0 to 0.3: 00.3 to 0.5: 00.5 to 0.8: 10.8 to 1.0: 01.0 to 1.3: 11.3 to 1.5: 01.5 to 1.8: 01.8 to 2.0: 10.0 to 0.30.3 to 0.50.5 to 0.80.8 to 1.01.0 to 1.31.3 to 1.51.5 to 1.81.8 to 2.0
Margins by which the 3 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 December 1878
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.30
0.3 to 0.50
0.5 to 0.81
0.8 to 1.00
1.0 to 1.31
1.3 to 1.50
1.5 to 1.80
1.8 to 2.01

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1878
Top 4 records on 24 December 1878 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 December 1878Oxford, GBmonthly low min-14.7 C (5.5 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)47 years34 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1878Armagh, GBall-time low min-13.7 C (7.3 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)11 years29 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1878Armagh, GBmonthly low max-4.1 C (24.6 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)19 years19 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1878Milan, ITdaily low min (Tie)-10.0 C (14.0 F)tie100 years10 of 100 (Routine)

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

1793 to 1878
Records on 12-24 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1878. 1878 had 4 records. 02,0004,0006,0001793: 21806: 21825: 21835: 11836: 11852: 11857: 11864: 21870: 41871: 11872: 11874: 11876: 11877: 11878: 41880: 11881: 11883: 11884: 21889: 21892: 11893: 21894: 31895: 21896: 31898: 91899: 11900: 21901: 91902: 31903: 51904: 91905: 71906: 261907: 121908: 21909: 681910: 381911: 131912: 331913: 291914: 591915: 511916: 241917: 251918: 951919: 2001920: 431921: 1421922: 821923: 1181924: 3691925: 1001926: 1261927: 811928: 1671929: 2371930: 951931: 1,0451932: 8491933: 4781934: 1781935: 2251936: 4201937: 2021938: 1571939: 1781940: 5751941: 5891942: 5191943: 6371944: 3001945: 5461946: 2451947: 3701948: 7561949: 2201950: 6331951: 5251952: 2771953: 5121954: 2311955: 1,3341956: 2951957: 4691958: 2051959: 3391960: 6381961: 4151962: 7411963: 1,1911964: 1,7251965: 7661966: 6621967: 6631968: 9461969: 8651970: 7411971: 5431972: 2821973: 6411974: 7931975: 6951976: 5811977: 9521978: 5321979: 1,1001980: 8561981: 7701982: 1,6991983: 5,0321984: 5681985: 6851986: 7361987: 1,3291988: 7121989: 2,5891990: 2,2281991: 6631992: 4641993: 5771994: 9591995: 1,2851996: 1,2871997: 1,1521998: 9161999: 1,1342000: 7072001: 7442002: 1,0562003: 7792004: 1,0992005: 1,1582006: 9252007: 5332008: 7272009: 1,6642010: 1,3162011: 5042012: 8182013: 8662014: 9102015: 2,4382016: 5932017: 5102018: 2082019: 5642020: 3922021: 1,0042022: 1,3352023: 1,3462024: 4682025: 2,2071793188119051921193719531969198520012017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1878. 1878 had 4 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-24 in each year
YearRecords
17932
18062
18252
18351
18361
18521
18571
18642
18704
18711
18721
18741
18761
18771
18784
18801
18811
18831
18842
18892
18921
18932
18943
18952
18963
18989
18991
19002
19019
19023
19035
19049
19057
190626
190712
19082
190968
191038
191113
191233
191329
191459
191551
191624
191725
191895
1919200
192043
1921142
192282
1923118
1924369
1925100
1926126
192781
1928167
1929237
193095
19311,045
1932849
1933478
1934178
1935225
1936420
1937202
1938157
1939178
1940575
1941589
1942519
1943637
1944300
1945546
1946245
1947370
1948756
1949220
1950633
1951525
1952277
1953512
1954231
19551,334
1956295
1957469
1958205
1959339
1960638
1961415
1962741
19631,191
19641,725
1965766
1966662
1967663
1968946
1969865
1970741
1971543
1972282
1973641
1974793
1975695
1976581
1977952
1978532
19791,100
1980856
1981770
19821,699
19835,032
1984568
1985685
1986736
19871,329
1988712
19892,589
19902,228
1991663
1992464
1993577
1994959
19951,285
19961,287
19971,152
1998916
19991,134
2000707
2001744
20021,056
2003779
20041,099
20051,158
2006925
2007533
2008727
20091,664
20101,316
2011504
2012818
2013866
2014910
20152,438
2016593
2017510
2018208
2019564
2020392
20211,004
20221,335
20231,346
2024468
20252,207

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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 2026-10-18 (18 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).