Weather Records on 24 December 1937

202 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1937. Highest significance: Heggaddevankote, IN.

Key Facts for 24 December 1937

On 24 December 1937, 202 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 199 daily.
Heggaddevankote set a daily record precipitation of 46.5 mm (1.8 in) on 24 December 1937.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 536 records.

Record Map

202 stations

202 station records on 24 December 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Heggaddevankote	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alattur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pollachi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Risod	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parli	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aryankavu	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kadayanallur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gundlupet	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tunhovd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umerkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holenarsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hassan Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jalna	India	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Menasha	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Palghat	India	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Konni	India	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bodinayakkanur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Zoetvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rico	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Badami	India	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sunticoppa	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mysore	India	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mora	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

202 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 99, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 24 December 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	99
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 24 December 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 199.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

170 broken records

Margins by which the 170 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1937

Top 20 records on 24 December 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1937	Heggaddevankote, IN	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1937	Beaver Lake, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1937	Summerville 4W, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1937	Oranje, ZA	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1937	Alattur, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1937	Alberni Beaver Creek, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1937	Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1937	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	2 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1937	Saltspring Island, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1937	Pollachi, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1937	Victoria Gonzales Hts, CA	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1937	Escanaba, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1937	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	0 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1937	Risod, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1937	Parker, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1937	Bosque del Apache, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	11 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1937	Parli, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1937	Aryankavu, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1937	Kadayanallur, IN	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1937	Colville, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	16 years	23 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1937. 1937 had 202 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	135
25 to 50	19
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1