Weather Records on 25 December 1931

603 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 1931. Highest significance: Hailakundi India, IN.

Key Facts for 25 December 1931

On 25 December 1931, 603 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
329 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 598 daily.
Hailakundi India set a monthly record daily precipitation of 55.4 mm (2.2 in) on 25 December 1931.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 547 records.

Record Map

603 stations

603 station records on 25 December 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hailakundi India	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmorgan	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Patacharkuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vallam	India	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Turaiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lalgudi	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Thathaiengarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kulithalai	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kilanilai	India	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Peermade Residen	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dindigul	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ariyalur	India	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kulattur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rangia	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vedasandur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jayamkondam	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kukicherra	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palani	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Annavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Silchar	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paramakudi	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Musiri	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ambur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Thammampatty	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uppiliyapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iluppur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tittagudi	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dharapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pollachi	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uthamapalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aravakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kangayam	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chettikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pala	India	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Udumalpet	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapidaram	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Palladam	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nilakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ulundurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vattaram	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marungapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

603 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 134, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 195, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 265, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 25 December 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	134
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	195
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	265
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 December 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 598.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

502 broken records

Margins by which the 502 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 1931

Top 20 records on 25 December 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 1931	Hailakundi India, IN	monthly rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1931	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1931	Glenmorgan, IN	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1931	Patacharkuchi, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1931	Vallam, IN	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1931	Turaiyur, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1931	Lalgudi, IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1931	Thathaiengarpet, IN	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1931	Kulithalai, IN	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1931	Kilanilai, IN	monthly rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1931	Peermade Residen, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1931	Dindigul, IN	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1931	Ariyalur, IN	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1931	Tiruchchirapalli, IN	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1931	Kulattur, IN	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1931	Attur, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1931	Rangia, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1931	Vedasandur, IN	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1931	Jayamkondam, IN	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1931	Kukicherra, IN	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	35 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 603 records.

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

Records on 12-25 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	1
1806	1
1827	1
1833	1
1835	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1864	1
1870	2
1872	4
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1888	2
1889	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	13
1902	18
1903	6
1904	16
1905	2
1906	34
1907	5
1908	3
1909	53
1910	20
1911	26
1912	93
1913	45
1914	99
1915	69
1916	43
1917	46
1918	56
1919	299
1920	50
1921	91
1922	136
1923	233
1924	500
1925	70
1926	182
1927	94
1928	147
1929	195
1930	376
1931	603
1932	845
1933	507
1934	213
1935	540
1936	693
1937	158
1938	185
1939	295
1940	514
1941	461
1942	631
1943	310
1944	404
1945	838
1946	486
1947	651
1948	584
1949	161
1950	700
1951	432
1952	214
1953	259
1954	205
1955	880
1956	304
1957	633
1958	364
1959	624
1960	289
1961	484
1962	954
1963	669
1964	1,553
1965	547
1966	851
1967	486
1968	811
1969	643
1970	417
1971	974
1972	368
1973	639
1974	776
1975	844
1976	350
1977	778
1978	989
1979	679
1980	2,342
1981	811
1982	2,327
1983	5,697
1984	620
1985	712
1986	625
1987	2,053
1988	759
1989	1,118
1990	1,075
1991	793
1992	535
1993	680
1994	1,029
1995	1,658
1996	1,562
1997	1,348
1998	768
1999	995
2000	902
2001	515
2002	960
2003	561
2004	881
2005	913
2006	799
2007	498
2008	768
2009	2,123
2010	1,473
2011	688
2012	657
2013	779
2014	684
2015	2,149
2016	986
2017	485
2018	193
2019	599
2020	623
2021	1,190
2022	1,128
2023	1,641
2024	408
2025	2,222

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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 20	429
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	23
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2