Weather Records on 24 December 1936

420 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1936. Highest significance: Hilo 86A, US.

Key Facts for 24 December 1936

On 24 December 1936, 420 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
325 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 418 daily.
Hilo 86A set a daily record precipitation of 173.2 mm (6.8 in) on 24 December 1936.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 534 records.

Record Map

420 stations

420 station records on 24 December 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Storlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anakapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Playfair	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dirranbandi High School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Liberal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnur(Ponnuru)	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umatilla	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Birdsville Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mottinger	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parvatipur	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benton City 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Konda	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Postville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

420 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 143, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 182, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 84, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 24 December 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	143
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	182
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	84
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 December 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 418.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

342 broken records

Margins by which the 342 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1936

Top 20 records on 24 December 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1936	Hilo 86A, US	daily rain	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1936	Tambo Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1936	Casino Airport, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1936	Storlien, SE	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1936	Jandowae Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1936	Anakapalli, IN	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1936	Morven Post Office, AU	monthly rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1936	Nambucca Heads Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1936	Kohala 179.1, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1936	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1936	Mount Playfair, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1936	Jimbour State School, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1936	Tuba City, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1936	Mount Irving, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1936	Emmaville Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1936	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1936	Levan, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	39 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1936	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	58 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1936	Fitzroy Crossing Comp., AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1936	Dirranbandi High School, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	33 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1936. 1936 had 420 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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Data for records on 1936-12-24: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	325
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1