Weather Records on 25 December 1941

461 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 1941. Highest significance: Altoona Horseshoe Curv, US.

Key Facts for 25 December 1941

On 25 December 1941, 461 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 451 daily.
Altoona Horseshoe Curv set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.8 mm (2.7 in) on 25 December 1941.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 548 records.

Record Map

461 stations

461 station records on 25 December 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hebron	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Edgar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Afton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Purdum	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

461 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 242, Heaviest daily snowfall 69, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 25 December 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	242
Heaviest daily snowfall	69
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 25 December 1941 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 451.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

381 broken records

Margins by which the 381 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 1941

Top 20 records on 25 December 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 1941	Altoona Horseshoe Curv, US	monthly rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1941	Hebron, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1941	Forest Vale, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1941	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1941	Cumberland, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1941	Mitchell Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1941	Yuma, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1941	Mount Edgar, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1941	Imperial, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1941	St George Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1941	Concordia ASOS, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1941	Albert Lea 3SE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1941	Cambridge, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1941	Alton 1 W, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1941	Lugano, CH	daily high max	18.8 C (65.8 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1941	Lamoni, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	41 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1941	Burr Oak 4S, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1941	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1941	Lusk 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1941	Afton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	30 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1941. 1941 had 461 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	341
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1