Weather Records on 24 December 1909

68 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1909. Highest significance: Warren (Haddon Rig), AU.

Key Facts for 24 December 1909

On 24 December 1909, 68 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
17 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 64 daily.
Warren (Haddon Rig) set a daily record precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 24 December 1909.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.

Record Map

68 stations

68 station records on 24 December 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Warraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nora_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Goorianawah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

68 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 44.

Records on 24 December 1909 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	44
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 December 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 64.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

65 broken records

Margins by which the 65 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1909

Top 20 records on 24 December 1909 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1909	Warren (Haddon Rig), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1909	Cassilis (Dalkeith), AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1909	Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1909	Maitland West, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1909	Cassilis Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1909	Wingen (Murrulla), AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1909	Mantova, IT	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1909	Mudgee (George Street), AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1909	Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AU	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1909	Coonabarabran (Namoi Street), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1909	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	monthly high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1909	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1909	Scone (Philip Street), AU	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1909	Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1909	Dubbo (Darling Street), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1909	Bourke Post Office, AU	monthly low max	19.6 C (67.3 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	18 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1909	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	38 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1909	Walgett Council Depot, AU	monthly low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	18 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1909	Narrabri Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1909	Neilrex (Caigan), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	21 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 1909

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1909. 1909 had 68 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	2
1825	2
1835	1
1836	1
1852	1
1857	1
1864	2
1870	4
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	2
1889	2
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1898	9
1899	1
1900	2
1901	9
1902	3
1903	5
1904	9
1905	7
1906	26
1907	12
1908	2
1909	68
1910	38
1911	13
1912	33
1913	29
1914	59
1915	51
1916	24
1917	25
1918	95
1919	200
1920	43
1921	142
1922	82
1923	118
1924	369
1925	100
1926	126
1927	81
1928	167
1929	237
1930	95
1931	1,045
1932	849
1933	478
1934	178
1935	225
1936	420
1937	202
1938	157
1939	178
1940	575
1941	589
1942	519
1943	637
1944	300
1945	546
1946	245
1947	370
1948	756
1949	220
1950	633
1951	525
1952	277
1953	512
1954	231
1955	1,334
1956	295
1957	469
1958	205
1959	339
1960	638
1961	415
1962	741
1963	1,191
1964	1,725
1965	766
1966	662
1967	663
1968	946
1969	865
1970	741
1971	543
1972	282
1973	641
1974	793
1975	695
1976	581
1977	952
1978	532
1979	1,100
1980	856
1981	770
1982	1,699
1983	5,032
1984	568
1985	685
1986	736
1987	1,329
1988	712
1989	2,589
1990	2,228
1991	663
1992	464
1993	577
1994	959
1995	1,285
1996	1,287
1997	1,152
1998	916
1999	1,134
2000	707
2001	744
2002	1,056
2003	779
2004	1,099
2005	1,158
2006	925
2007	533
2008	727
2009	1,663
2010	1,316
2011	504
2012	818
2013	866
2014	910
2015	2,438
2016	593
2017	510
2018	208
2019	565
2020	395
2021	1,012
2022	1,334
2023	1,347
2024	467
2025	2,206

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	44
10 to 20	10
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1