Weather Records on 25 December 1940

514 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 1940. Highest significance: Ft Valley, US.

Key Facts for 25 December 1940

On 25 December 1940, 514 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
375 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 511 daily.
Ft Valley set a daily record precipitation of 42.9 mm (1.7 in) on 25 December 1940.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 548 records.

Record Map

514 stations

514 station records on 25 December 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tamarack	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Truchas	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record low minimum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aspen Grove Rch 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pawhuska	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Angus 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Truchas	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bateman Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bateman Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

514 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 257, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 95, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 25 December 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	257
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 25 December 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 511.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

396 broken records

Margins by which the 396 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 1940

Top 20 records on 25 December 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 1940	Ft Valley, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1940	Pinal Rch, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1940	Cuyamaca, US	daily rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1940	Roosevelt 1 S, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1940	Innsbruck, AT	daily low max	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1940	Jerome, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1940	Tamarack, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1940	Collbran, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1940	Hamilton, CA	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	72 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1940	Carmel, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1940	Basel Binningen, CH	daily low min	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1940	Ft Valley, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1940	Truchas, US	daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1940	Napa State Hospital, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1940	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	monthly low min	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	13 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1940	Norwalk, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	46 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1940	Sigourney, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1940	Worcester, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	46 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1940	Aspen Grove Rch 1 W, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1940	Globe Rs, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	4 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1940. 1940 had 514 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	384
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1