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Weather Records on 24 December 1914

59 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1914. Highest significance: Hvar, HR.

Key Facts for 24 December 1914

  • On 24 December 1914, 59 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 59 daily.
  • Hvar set a daily record precipitation of 59.3 mm (2.3 in) on 24 December 1914.
  • Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.

Record Map

59 stations
Weather records on 24 December 1914 59 station records on 24 December 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
59 station records on 24 December 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 24 December 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HvarCroatiaRecord daily precipitation59.3 mm (2.3 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
Yan YeanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
WiartonCanadaRecord daily snowfall27.9 cm (11.0 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
CottamCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.1 mm (1.0 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
BolognaItalyRecord daily precipitation23.8 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GysingeSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tarella)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount PooleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-11.1 C (12.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.8 mm (0.31 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)GermanyRecord snow depth10.0 cm (3.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang (Tragowell)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tongo)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-21.1 C (-6.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
MalungSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.0 mm (0.28 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
ArrowieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Clare)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-19.4 C (-2.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.8 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_ASwedenRecord daily precipitation6.5 mm (0.26 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-24.4 C (-11.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
WiartonCanadaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-31.1 C (-24.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-17.8 C (0.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord daily precipitation10.8 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_ASwedenRecord daily precipitation6.8 mm (0.27 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
CulpotaroAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-27.2 C (-17.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-17.8 C (0.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-15.0 C (5.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-LonchampFranceRecord daily precipitation7.2 mm (0.28 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska HogarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska SandonSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
TilchaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.5 mm (1.3 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie Mail AgencyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.8 mm (0.19 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-16.1 C (3.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-17.2 C (1.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
CottamCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
OutalpaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.7 mm (0.34 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.3 mm (0.4 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra UddeSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
LangmornAustraliaRecord daily precipitation37.6 mm (1.5 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-18.3 C (-0.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low minimum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord daily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-12.8 C (9.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-31.7 C (-25.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

59 records
Records on 24 December 1914 by type Records set or tied on 24 December 1914 by type: Lowest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 39, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1. 010203040Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 10Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 39Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 24 December 1914 by type: Lowest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 39, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 24 December 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum10
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall39
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 24 December 1914 by timescale Records on 24 December 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 59. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 59all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 24 December 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 59.
Records on 24 December 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily59

How Much Records Were Beaten By

52 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 December 1914 Margins by which the 52 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted. 02040600 to 20: 4820 to 40: 040 to 60: 260 to 80: 180 to 100: 0100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 0140 to 160: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140140 to 160
Margins by which the 52 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 December 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 2048
20 to 400
40 to 602
60 to 801
80 to 1000
100 to 1200
120 to 1400
140 to 1601

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1914
Top 20 records on 24 December 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 December 1914Hvar, HRdaily rain59.3 mm (2.3 in)44.4 mm (1.7 in)44 years56 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1914Yan Yean, AUdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)19.6 mm (0.8 in)36 years40 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1914Wiarton, CAdaily snowfall27.9 cm (11.0 in)15.2 cm (6.0 in)0 years31 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1914Cottam, CAdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)7.4 cm (2.9 in)27 years30 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1914Little River (Mount Rothwell), AUdaily rain25.1 mm (1.0 in)18.7 mm (0.7 in)20 years29 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1914Chattanooga Wb City, USdaily rain43.2 mm (1.7 in)19.6 mm (0.8 in)30 years27 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1914Bologna, ITdaily rain23.8 mm (0.9 in)15.3 mm (0.6 in)88 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1914Gavle, SEdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)8.7 mm (0.34 in)53 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1914Vasteras-Hasslo, SEdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1914Gysinge, SEdaily rain7.4 mm (0.29 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1914White Cliffs (Tarella), AUdaily rain23.9 mm (0.9 in)16.8 mm (0.7 in)11 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1914Mount Poole, AUdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1914Halifax, CAdaily low max-11.1 C (12.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)41 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1914Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily rain5.3 mm (0.21 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1914Stockholm, SEdaily rain7.8 mm (0.31 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1914Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DEdaily snow depth10.0 cm (3.9 in)5.0 cm (2.0 in)14 years19 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1914Kerang (Tragowell), AUdaily rain4.3 mm (0.17 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)33 years18 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1914White Cliffs (Tongo), AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)26 years17 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1914Quebec, CAdaily low max-21.1 C (-6.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)21 years17 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1914Malung, SEdaily rain7.0 mm (0.28 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)33 years17 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 1914
Records on 12-24 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1914. 1914 had 59 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: 1,6632010: 1,3162011: 5042012: 8182013: 8662014: 9102015: 2,4382016: 5932017: 5102018: 2082019: 5652020: 3952021: 1,0122022: 1,3342023: 1,3472024: 4672025: 2,2061793188119051921193719531969198520012017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1914. 1914 had 59 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
20091,663
20101,316
2011504
2012818
2013866
2014910
20152,438
2016593
2017510
2018208
2019565
2020395
20211,012
20221,334
20231,347
2024467
20252,206

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).