Weather Records on 24 December 1935

225 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1935. Highest significance: Chemnitz, DE.

Key Facts for 24 December 1935

On 24 December 1935, 225 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 221 daily.
Chemnitz set a daily record snow depth of 18.0 cm (7.1 in) on 24 December 1935.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 536 records.

Record Map

225 stations

225 station records on 24 December 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stokes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Big Swamp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nunong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Honomanu 450	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Colton (Boola Boola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willsons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland (Weetulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bael Bael	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Miltalie (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Butler Tanks (North Parnda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brentwood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bookaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Nectar Brook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pondooma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

225 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 96, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 24 December 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 24 December 1935 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 221.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

193 broken records

Margins by which the 193 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1935

Top 20 records on 24 December 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1935	Chemnitz, DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1935	Stokes, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1935	Port Lincoln, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1935	Bad Blankenburg, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1935	Port Lincoln (Big Swamp), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1935	Mount Wedge, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1935	Kahuku 912, US	monthly low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1935	Nunong, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1935	Galway, IE	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1935	Kenton, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1935	Honomanu 450, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1935	Port Lincoln (Woolga), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1935	Kilauea 1134, US	monthly low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1935	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1935	Franklyn Vale, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1935	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1935	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily high min	24.2 C (75.6 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1935	Potsdam, DE	daily snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1935	Sheffield, GB	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1935	Malvern, GB	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	28 years	22 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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1935. 1935 had 225 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 25	176
25 to 50	9
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	3