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Weather Records on 24 December 1917

25 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1917. Highest significance: Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 24 December 1917

  • On 24 December 1917, 25 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 24 daily.
  • Sydney (Observatory Hill) set a daily record high minimum temperature of 22.7 C (72.9 F) on 24 December 1917.
  • Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.

Record Map

25 stations
Weather records on 24 December 1917 25 station records on 24 December 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
25 station records on 24 December 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 24 December 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature22.7 C (72.9 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
BjuroklubbSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.3 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Lerida)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.0 mm (0.24 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
GraginAustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.8 mm (1.3 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-33.3 C (-27.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Overland CornerAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.0 mm (0.04 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-ArrenjarkaSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.2 mm (0.20 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord daily snowfall6.6 cm (2.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Morven Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.5 mm (0.02 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-8.0 C (17.6 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-27.2 C (-17.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-AmureRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-13.4 C (7.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.0 mm (0.24 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Aliwal NorthSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

25 records
Records on 24 December 1917 by type Records set or tied on 24 December 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 14, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 14Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 24 December 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 14, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 24 December 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall14
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 24 December 1917 by timescale Records on 24 December 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 24. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 24all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 24 December 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 24.
Records on 24 December 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily24

How Much Records Were Beaten By

21 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 December 1917 Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 155 to 10: 310 to 15: 215 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 December 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 515
5 to 103
10 to 152
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1917
Top 20 records on 24 December 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 December 1917Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high min22.7 C (72.9 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)31 years22 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1917Bjuroklubb, SEdaily rain12.3 mm (0.5 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)7 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1917Umea, SEdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)42 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1917Cobar (Lerida), AUdaily rain34.3 mm (1.4 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)8 years17 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1917Jokkmokk, SEdaily rain6.0 mm (0.24 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)41 years17 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1917Gragin, AUdaily rain32.8 mm (1.3 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)31 years16 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1917Port Arthur, CAdaily rain6.6 mm (0.26 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1917Beaufort West (Met), ZAdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1917Glen Innes Post Office, AUdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)13.0 mm (0.5 in)8 years15 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1917Swift Current, CAdaily low min-33.3 C (-27.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1917Overland Corner, AUdaily rain1.0 mm (0.04 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1917Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SEdaily rain5.2 mm (0.20 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1917Port Arthur, CAdaily snowfall6.6 cm (2.6 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)8 years13 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1917Lakefield, CAdaily high min1.7 C (35.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1917Morven Post Office, AUdaily rain0.5 mm (0.02 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)29 years11 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1917Hohenpeissenberg, DEdaily low max-8.0 C (17.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)26 years11 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1917Houston Wb City, USdaily high max25.6 C (78.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1917St Albans, CAdaily low max-27.2 C (-17.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)24 years10 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1917Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RUdaily high min-13.4 C (7.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)8 years8 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1917Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily rain6.0 mm (0.24 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)3 years7 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 1917
Records on 12-24 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1917. 1917 had 25 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 1917. 1917 had 25 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).