Weather Records on 24 December 1924

369 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1924. Highest significance: Newberry, US.

Key Facts for 24 December 1924

On 24 December 1924, 369 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 294 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 355 daily.
Newberry set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 24 December 1924.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 535 records.

Record Map

369 stations

369 station records on 24 December 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort (Wongan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

369 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 174, Heaviest daily rainfall 48, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 24 December 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	174
Heaviest daily rainfall	48
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 24 December 1924 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 355.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

310 broken records

Margins by which the 310 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1924

Top 20 records on 24 December 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1924	Newberry, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1924	The Dalles, US	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	12.2 C (22.0 F)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1924	Highland Home, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1924	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1924	Joseph, US	daily low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	12.8 C (23.0 F)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1924	Pendleton Dwtn, US	daily low min	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	13.3 C (23.9 F)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1924	Covington, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1924	Talbotton, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1924	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1924	Winnemucca AP, US	monthly low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1924	Astoria, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1924	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1924	Greensboro, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1924	Athens, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1924	Santa Fe, US	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	47 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1924	Trenton 1 NNE, US	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1924	Port Dover, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	37 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1924	Weston 2 SE, US	daily low max	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	15 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1924	Elko Rgnl AP, US	monthly low min	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1924	Lake, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	12 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

1793 to 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1924. 1924 had 369 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 50	306
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1