Weather Records on 24 December 1938

157 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1938. Highest significance: St Albans, CA.

Key Facts for 24 December 1938

On 24 December 1938, 157 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 155 daily.
St Albans set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 24 December 1938.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 536 records.

Record Map

157 stations

157 station records on 24 December 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.5 C (104.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.7 C (110.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Colusa Brg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Eckman 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Belele	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Halle	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht-1	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

157 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 45, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 24 December 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	45
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 24 December 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 155.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

128 broken records

Margins by which the 128 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1938

Top 20 records on 24 December 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1938	St Albans, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1938	Hebbronville, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1938	Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZ	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1938	Collingwood, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1938	Soltau, DE	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1938	Edmonton, CA	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	14 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1938	Edmonton, CA	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	14 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1938	Saint Maries, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1938	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1938	Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	1 year	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1938	Kentfield, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1938	Fergus Falls, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1938	De Bilt, NL	daily low max	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1938	Biskra, DZ	daily low max	11.0 C (51.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	54 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1938	Magdeburg, DE	daily low max	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	45 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1938	Aachen, DE	daily low max	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	45 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1938	St Albans, CA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1938	Collingwood, CA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1938	Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A, CA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1938	Campbell, US	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	21 years	20 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1938. 1938 had 157 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 20	116
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2