Weather Records on 25 December 1917

46 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 1917. Highest significance: Eulo Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 25 December 1917

On 25 December 1917, 46 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 43 daily.
Eulo Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 69.1 mm (2.7 in) on 25 December 1917.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 551 records.

Record Map

46 stations

46 station records on 25 December 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pallal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Oxley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Boxwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gragin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Florida Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Coronga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley (Belltrees 2)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

46 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 1917 by type: Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 32, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 25 December 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	32
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 25 December 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 43.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

42 broken records

Margins by which the 42 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 1917

Top 20 records on 25 December 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 1917	Eulo Post Office, AU	monthly rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1917	Pallal, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1917	Strathbogie North, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1917	Manilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1917	Bingara (Keera), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1917	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1917	Bundarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1917	Jansenville, ZA	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1917	Cobar Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1917	Aberdeen Rd (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1917	Mount Oxley, AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1917	Rotherwood, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1917	Prince Albert, CA	daily low max	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1917	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1917	Bad Muskau, DE	monthly snow depth	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	0 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1917	Dalby Post Office, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1917	Hatfield (Clare), AU	daily rain	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	43 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1917	Boxwood, AU	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1917	Stony Mountain, CA	daily low max	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1917	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily low max	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	14 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 set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1917. 1917 had 46 records.

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

Records on 12-25 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	1
1806	1
1827	1
1833	1
1835	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1864	1
1870	2
1872	4
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1888	2
1889	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	13
1902	18
1903	6
1904	16
1905	2
1906	34
1907	5
1908	3
1909	53
1910	20
1911	26
1912	93
1913	45
1914	99
1915	69
1916	43
1917	46
1918	56
1919	299
1920	50
1921	91
1922	136
1923	233
1924	500
1925	70
1926	182
1927	94
1928	147
1929	195
1930	376
1931	603
1932	845
1933	507
1934	213
1935	540
1936	693
1937	158
1938	185
1939	295
1940	514
1941	461
1942	631
1943	310
1944	404
1945	838
1946	486
1947	651
1948	584
1949	161
1950	700
1951	432
1952	214
1953	259
1954	205
1955	880
1956	304
1957	633
1958	364
1959	624
1960	289
1961	484
1962	954
1963	669
1964	1,553
1965	547
1966	851
1967	486
1968	811
1969	643
1970	417
1971	974
1972	368
1973	639
1974	776
1975	844
1976	350
1977	778
1978	989
1979	679
1980	2,342
1981	811
1982	2,327
1983	5,697
1984	620
1985	712
1986	625
1987	2,053
1988	759
1989	1,118
1990	1,075
1991	793
1992	535
1993	680
1994	1,029
1995	1,658
1996	1,562
1997	1,348
1998	768
1999	995
2000	902
2001	515
2002	960
2003	561
2004	881
2005	913
2006	799
2007	498
2008	768
2009	2,123
2010	1,473
2011	688
2012	657
2013	779
2014	684
2015	2,149
2016	986
2017	485
2018	193
2019	599
2020	623
2021	1,190
2022	1,128
2023	1,641
2024	408
2025	2,222

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

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 25 December 1917
Margin	Records
0 to 10	31
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1