Weather Records on 25 December 1937

158 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 1937. Highest significance: Esquimalt, CA.

Key Facts for 25 December 1937

On 25 December 1937, 158 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 149 daily.
Esquimalt set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 25 December 1937.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 550 records.

Record Map

158 stations

158 station records on 25 December 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dhond	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nundle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Channarayapatna	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Washim	India	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khamgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhir	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harihar	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malsiras	India	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nevasa	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mangrulpir	India	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Karanjia	India	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
White Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Fairy (Griffiths Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Shevgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Navalgund	India	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Balapur	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

158 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 79, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 25 December 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	79
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 25 December 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 149.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

127 broken records

Margins by which the 127 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 1937

Top 20 records on 25 December 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 1937	Esquimalt, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1937	Nanaimo, CA	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	3 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1937	Alberni Beaver Creek, CA	monthly snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1937	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1937	Dhond, IN	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1937	Wolfville, CA	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1937	Nundle Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1937	Vancouver Pmo, CA	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1937	Saltspring Island, CA	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1937	Esquimalt, CA	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1937	Clayoquot, CA	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1937	Victoria Gonzales Hts, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1937	Wolfville, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1937	Oakley, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1937	Channarayapatna, IN	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1937	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	monthly snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	0 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1937	Cwebe, ZA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1937	Alberni Beaver Creek, CA	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1937	Port Arthur, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	41 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1937	Manassa, US	daily high min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	43 years	21 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 158 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 50	113
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1