Weather Records on 7 December 1924

374 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1924. Highest significance: Box Creek Tank, AU.

Key Facts for 7 December 1924

On 7 December 1924, 374 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
222 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 330 daily.
Box Creek Tank set a monthly record daily precipitation of 82.6 mm (3.3 in) on 7 December 1924.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

374 stations

374 station records on 7 December 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 December 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Box Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Government Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Earlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burra Burra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mascoutah	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Wirchilleba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah River	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weilmoringle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Coronga Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

374 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 11.

Records on 7 December 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 December 1924 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 43, daily 330.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

315 broken records

Margins by which the 315 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 1924

Top 20 records on 7 December 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 1924	Box Creek Tank, AU	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1924	Bowling Green Warren Co AP, US	all-time rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1924	Greensburg, US	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1924	Hartington, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1924	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1924	New Madrid, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1924	Springfield Government Tank, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1924	Earlington, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1924	W Pt, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1924	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1924	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1924	Pine Creek, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1924	Blackall Township, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1924	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	10 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1924	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low max	15.3 C (59.5 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1924	Yazoo City, US	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1924	Hartington, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1924	Burra Burra, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1924	Coolah (Binnia St), AU	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1924	Melville, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	30 years	24 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

1801 to 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1924. 1924 had 374 records.

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

Records on 12-07 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1805	1
1812	2
1815	1
1825	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	4
1848	3
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1866	1
1868	5
1871	5
1875	6
1879	5
1881	1
1884	2
1885	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	1
1893	5
1894	1
1895	1
1896	8
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	16
1903	9
1904	7
1905	3
1906	21
1907	4
1908	24
1909	21
1910	26
1911	7
1912	21
1913	19
1914	32
1915	53
1916	36
1917	52
1918	30
1919	38
1920	81
1921	39
1922	272
1923	128
1924	374
1925	119
1926	372
1927	404
1928	105
1929	146
1930	534
1931	180
1932	555
1933	130
1934	274
1935	270
1936	602
1937	890
1938	279
1939	780
1940	145
1941	139
1942	526
1943	199
1944	357
1945	240
1946	855
1947	240
1948	320
1949	187
1950	1,472
1951	1,751
1952	447
1953	673
1954	445
1955	195
1956	1,358
1957	589
1958	831
1959	539
1960	561
1961	206
1962	642
1963	436
1964	467
1965	476
1966	1,047
1967	386
1968	461
1969	952
1970	724
1971	854
1972	2,239
1973	448
1974	508
1975	404
1976	1,037
1977	1,369
1978	1,882
1979	827
1980	1,314
1981	896
1982	542
1983	957
1984	957
1985	922
1986	1,126
1987	866
1988	582
1989	675
1990	744
1991	698
1992	906
1993	544
1994	1,772
1995	912
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	2,384
1999	674
2000	1,085
2001	743
2002	917
2003	1,184
2004	1,096
2005	1,433
2006	1,246
2007	1,402
2008	833
2009	972
2010	1,405
2011	1,507
2012	643
2013	2,119
2014	479
2015	1,079
2016	389
2017	508
2018	558
2019	447
2020	597
2021	547
2022	579
2023	952
2024	712
2025	665

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Data for records on 1924-12-07: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	291
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1