Weather Records on 24 December 1919

200 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1919. Highest significance: Koolunga, AU.

Key Facts for 24 December 1919

On 24 December 1919, 200 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
17 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 195 daily.
Koolunga set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 24 December 1919.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 536 records.

Record Map

200 stations

200 station records on 24 December 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Koolunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
The Olives	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madowla Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Torrens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlands (Rowan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dilkara (Florieton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Numurkah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stradbroke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Whittata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Freeling Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Broughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warracknabeal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manna Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

200 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 176, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 24 December 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 24 December 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 195.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

194 broken records

Margins by which the 194 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

24 December 1919

Top 20 records on 24 December 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1919	Koolunga, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1919	Belton (Shadow Vale), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1919	Balaklava, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1919	Katandra North, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1919	The Olives, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1919	Hawker, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1919	Cradock, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1919	Madowla Park, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1919	Mount Torrens, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1919	Rowlands (Rowan), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1919	Saddleworth, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1919	Dilkara (Florieton), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1919	Clare (Hill River), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1919	Collingrove, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1919	Angaston, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1919	Numurkah Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1919	Stradbroke Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1919	Daylesford, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1919	Sedan, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1919	Hawker (Wilson), AU	monthly rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	17 years	31 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 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1919. 1919 had 200 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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Data for records on 1919-12-24: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 24 December 1919
Margin	Records
0 to 10	117
10 to 20	52
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	3