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Weather Records on 25 December 1904

16 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 1904. Highest significance: Hambantota, LK.

Key Facts for 25 December 1904

  • On 25 December 1904, 16 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 16 daily.
  • Hambantota set a daily record high maximum temperature of 31.1 C (88.0 F) on 25 December 1904.
  • Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 551 records.

Record Map

16 stations
Weather records on 25 December 1904 16 station records on 25 December 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
16 station records on 25 December 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 25 December 1904: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-14.4 C (6.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-22.2 C (-8.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-19.4 C (-2.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall10.7 cm (4.2 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-11.7 C (10.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-19.4 C (-2.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2United StatesRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-11.1 C (12.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-29.4 C (-20.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-24.4 C (-11.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-29.4 C (-20.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-11.1 C (12.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

16 records
Records on 25 December 1904 by type Records set or tied on 25 December 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 1, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 0246Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 25 December 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 1, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 25 December 1904 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 25 December 1904 by timescale Records on 25 December 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 16all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 25 December 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16.
Records on 25 December 1904 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily16

How Much Records Were Beaten By

13 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 25 December 1904 Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 10: 1110 to 20: 020 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 150 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 25 December 1904
MarginRecords
0 to 1011
10 to 200
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 501
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 1904
Top 16 records on 25 December 1904 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
25 December 1904Hambantota, LKdaily high max31.1 C (88.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)33 years17 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1904Truro, CAdaily low max-14.4 C (6.1 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)16 years16 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1904Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high max32.8 C (91.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)27 years15 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1904Halifax, CAdaily low min-22.2 C (-8.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1904Montreal McGill, CAdaily low max-19.4 C (-2.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1904Moorestown 4 E, USdaily snowfall10.7 cm (4.2 in)4.3 cm (1.7 in)2 years13 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1904St John's, CAdaily low max-11.7 C (10.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1904Portland, USdaily low min-19.4 C (-2.9 F)3.8 C (6.8 F)11 years12 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1904Trenton 2, USdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)2 years11 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1904Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min21.7 C (71.1 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)7 years10 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1904Portland, USdaily low max-11.1 C (12.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)13 years8 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1904Chatham, CAdaily low min-29.4 C (-20.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)7 years7 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1904Truro, CAdaily low min-24.4 C (-11.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)11 years6 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1904Fredericton Unb, CAdaily low min (Tie)-29.4 C (-20.9 F)tie31 years3 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1904Sydney, CAdaily low max (Tie)-11.1 C (12.0 F)tie31 years3 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1904Moorestown 4 E, USdaily rain (Tie)10.9 mm (0.4 in)tie20 years2 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 1904
Records on 12-25 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1904. 1904 had 16 records. 02,0004,0006,0001793: 21798: 11806: 11827: 11833: 11835: 21852: 11853: 11857: 11864: 11870: 21872: 41878: 21881: 11882: 21883: 11884: 11888: 21889: 31893: 11894: 11895: 31896: 21897: 11898: 51899: 31900: 91901: 131902: 181903: 61904: 161905: 21906: 341907: 51908: 31909: 531910: 201911: 261912: 931913: 451914: 991915: 691916: 431917: 461918: 561919: 2991920: 501921: 911922: 1361923: 2331924: 5001925: 701926: 1821927: 941928: 1471929: 1951930: 3761931: 6031932: 8451933: 5071934: 2131935: 5401936: 6931937: 1581938: 1851939: 2951940: 5141941: 4611942: 6311943: 3101944: 4041945: 8381946: 4861947: 6511948: 5841949: 1611950: 7001951: 4321952: 2141953: 2591954: 2051955: 8801956: 3041957: 6331958: 3641959: 6241960: 2891961: 4841962: 9541963: 6691964: 1,5531965: 5471966: 8511967: 4861968: 8111969: 6431970: 4171971: 9741972: 3681973: 6391974: 7761975: 8441976: 3501977: 7781978: 9891979: 6791980: 2,3421981: 8111982: 2,3271983: 5,6971984: 6201985: 7121986: 6251987: 2,0531988: 7591989: 1,1181990: 1,0751991: 7931992: 5351993: 6801994: 1,0291995: 1,6581996: 1,5621997: 1,3481998: 7681999: 9952000: 9022001: 5152002: 9602003: 5612004: 8812005: 9132006: 7992007: 4982008: 7682009: 2,1232010: 1,4732011: 6882012: 6572013: 7792014: 6842015: 2,1492016: 9862017: 4852018: 1932019: 5992020: 6232021: 1,1902022: 1,1282023: 1,6412024: 4082025: 2,2221793188419061922193819541970198620022018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1904. 1904 had 16 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-25 in each year
YearRecords
17932
17981
18061
18271
18331
18352
18521
18531
18571
18641
18702
18724
18782
18811
18822
18831
18841
18882
18893
18931
18941
18953
18962
18971
18985
18993
19009
190113
190218
19036
190416
19052
190634
19075
19083
190953
191020
191126
191293
191345
191499
191569
191643
191746
191856
1919299
192050
192191
1922136
1923233
1924500
192570
1926182
192794
1928147
1929195
1930376
1931603
1932845
1933507
1934213
1935540
1936693
1937158
1938185
1939295
1940514
1941461
1942631
1943310
1944404
1945838
1946486
1947651
1948584
1949161
1950700
1951432
1952214
1953259
1954205
1955880
1956304
1957633
1958364
1959624
1960289
1961484
1962954
1963669
19641,553
1965547
1966851
1967486
1968811
1969643
1970417
1971974
1972368
1973639
1974776
1975844
1976350
1977778
1978989
1979679
19802,342
1981811
19822,327
19835,697
1984620
1985712
1986625
19872,053
1988759
19891,118
19901,075
1991793
1992535
1993680
19941,029
19951,658
19961,562
19971,348
1998768
1999995
2000902
2001515
2002960
2003561
2004881
2005913
2006799
2007498
2008768
20092,123
20101,473
2011688
2012657
2013779
2014684
20152,149
2016986
2017485
2018193
2019599
2020623
20211,190
20221,128
20231,641
2024408
20252,222

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).