Weather Records on 31 December 1924

113 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 1924. Highest significance: Culbertson, US.

Key Facts for 31 December 1924

On 31 December 1924, 113 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 113 daily.
Culbertson set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 31 December 1924.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

113 stations

113 station records on 31 December 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Runnymede Spottsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Umatilla	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

113 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 70, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 31 December 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	70
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 31 December 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 113.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

98 broken records

Margins by which the 98 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 173.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 1924

Top 20 records on 31 December 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 1924	Culbertson, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1924	Camp Crook, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1924	Bainbridge, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1924	Charlotte Wb City, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1924	Anderson, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1924	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	5.4 cm (2.1 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1924	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1924	Kilkivan Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1924	Santuck, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1924	Newberry, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1924	Cooroy Composite, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1924	Columbus Dardc, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1924	Runnymede Spottsville, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1924	Southern Pines 2 W, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1924	Trenton 1 NNE, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1924	Albany 3 SE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1924	Columbia Wb City, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1924	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily rain	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1924	Colby, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1924	Irkutsk, RU	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	24 years	20 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

1797 to 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1924. 1924 had 113 records.

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

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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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 25	88
25 to 50	6
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1