Weather Records on 24 December 1931

1,045 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1931. Highest significance: Nagappattinam, IN.

Key Facts for 24 December 1931

On 24 December 1931, 1,045 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
776 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 1,027 daily.
Nagappattinam set a monthly record daily precipitation of 366.8 mm (14.4 in) on 24 December 1931.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 530 records.

Record Map

1,045 stations

1,045 station records on 24 December 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	366.8 mm (14.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Viralimalai	India	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	246.6 mm (9.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Novo	India	Record daily precipitation	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chidambaram	India	Record daily precipitation	193.3 mm (7.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kattumannarkoil	India	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mercanam	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kumbhakonam	India	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vallam	India	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Neidavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Udayalipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jayamkondam	India	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Karambakkudi	India	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tindivanam	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Covelong	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ariyalur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ulundurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Muthupet	India	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lapeer 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	234.4 mm (9.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nidamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sendamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tittagudi	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gingee	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madurantakam	India	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lalgudi	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nannilam	India	Record daily precipitation	262.1 mm (10.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mannargudi	India	Record daily precipitation	199.6 mm (7.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tanjavur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mokakchung	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adanakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uttiramerur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Theethandathanam	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perumbalur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	345.4 mm (13.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vanur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sirkali	India	Record daily precipitation	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wandiwash	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valapady	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tirukoilur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,045 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 306, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 470, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 248, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 December 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	306
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	470
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	248
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 December 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 1,027.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

915 broken records

Margins by which the 915 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 240.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1931

Top 20 records on 24 December 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1931	Nagappattinam, IN	monthly rain	366.8 mm (14.4 in)	161.1 mm (6.3 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1931	Southampton, CA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1931	Viralimalai, IN	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1931	Cuddalore, IN	daily rain	246.6 mm (9.7 in)	240.2 mm (9.5 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1931	Porto Novo, IN	daily rain	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1931	Chidambaram, IN	daily rain	193.3 mm (7.6 in)	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1931	Kattumannarkoil, IN	daily rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1931	Vriddhachalam, IN	daily rain	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1931	Mercanam, IN	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1931	Cheyyar, IN	daily rain	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	151.7 mm (6.0 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1931	Kumbhakonam, IN	daily rain	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1931	Vallam, IN	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1931	Neidavasal, IN	daily rain	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	129.2 mm (5.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1931	Udayalipatti, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1931	Jayamkondam, IN	daily rain	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1931	Karambakkudi, IN	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1931	Tindivanam, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1931	Covelong, IN	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1931	Ariyalur, IN	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1931	Ulundurpet, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)

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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1931. 1931 had 1,045 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	874
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1