Weather Records on 24 December 1918

95 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1918. Highest significance: Dubuque River, US.

Key Facts for 24 December 1918

On 24 December 1918, 95 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 95 daily.
Dubuque River set a daily record snowfall of 21.6 cm (8.5 in) on 24 December 1918.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 536 records.

Record Map

95 stations

95 station records on 24 December 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Killalpaninna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wanganella (Zara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wandin (Yallock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yalgogrin South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Callington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Steam Plains 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Illilawa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dingee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Neerim (Drewsdene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hamley Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Poolamacca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Donald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Marmal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Officer (Jesmond Dene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Battunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Towaninnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Corny Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

95 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1918 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 84, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 24 December 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	84
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 December 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 95.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

86 broken records

Margins by which the 86 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 125.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1918

Top 20 records on 24 December 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1918	Dubuque River, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1918	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1918	Yackandandah, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1918	Lawrence, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1918	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1918	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1918	Walbundrie (Crediton Street), AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1918	Yea, AU	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1918	Maseskar, SE	daily rain	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1918	Jonkoping, SE	daily rain	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1918	Urana Post Office, AU	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1918	Daylesford, AU	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	40 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1918	Zametchino, RU	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1918	Killalpaninna, AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1918	Coranderrk Badger Weir, AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1918	Thargomindah Post Office, AU	daily rain	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	38 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1918	Wanganella (Zara), AU	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	12 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1918	Beechworth Composite, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1918	Bindi, AU	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1918	Wandin (Yallock), AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	32 years	16 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1918. 1918 had 95 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 20	83
20 to 40	0
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1