Weather Records on 25 December 1939

295 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 1939. Highest significance: Clayton Muni Air Pk, US.

Key Facts for 25 December 1939

On 25 December 1939, 295 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 288 daily.
Clayton Muni Air Pk set a daily record snowfall of 18.8 cm (7.4 in) on 25 December 1939.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 549 records.

Record Map

295 stations

295 station records on 25 December 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhart Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orogrande	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tulia 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
McGregor (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Simon	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

295 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 161, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 25 December 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 25 December 1939 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 288.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

253 broken records

Margins by which the 253 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 188.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 1939

Top 20 records on 25 December 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 1939	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1939	Kluitjeskraal (Bos), ZA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1939	Logan, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1939	Enid, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1939	Hayes Center 1NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1939	Oberlin, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1939	Ft Bayard 4W, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1939	Artesia 6S, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1939	Holly, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1939	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1939	Culbertson, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1939	Junction 4SSW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1939	Saint Johns, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1939	Lamar, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1939	Dresden, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1939	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1939	Bisbee, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1939	Colby, US	monthly snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1939	Frederick, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1939	Bridgeport, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 years	26 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1939. 1939 had 295 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 25	206
25 to 50	13
50 to 75	15
75 to 100	11
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2