Weather Records on 24 December 1942

519 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1942. Highest significance: Goodna Ampol, AU.

Key Facts for 24 December 1942

On 24 December 1942, 519 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
164 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 501 daily.
Goodna Ampol set a daily record precipitation of 107.7 mm (4.2 in) on 24 December 1942.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 534 records.

Record Map

519 stations

519 station records on 24 December 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Andenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nonning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lalitpur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ngukurr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roopena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Athani	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Murtajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gravatt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dutton Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morningside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spicer	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roper River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chakrata Kalsi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nargund	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springville Tule Hd	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caveside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sindkheda	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Etah	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bilgi	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tikamgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bijapur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ranebennur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Talegaon D-Dhera	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amraoti	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glentana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Banda	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pinkenba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bhainsdehi	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Balapur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

519 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 313, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 24 December 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	313
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 24 December 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 501.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

457 broken records

Margins by which the 457 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1942

Top 20 records on 24 December 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1942	Goodna Ampol, AU	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1942	Wolston Park Hospital, AU	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1942	Andenes, NO	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1942	Graceville Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1942	Nonning, AU	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1942	Lalitpur, IN	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1942	Ngukurr, AU	daily rain	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1942	Crohamhurst, AU	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1942	Oxley Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1942	Wynnum Railway Station, AU	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1942	Roopena, AU	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1942	Paradise Valley 1 NW, US	monthly rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1942	Sunnybank Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1942	Athani, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1942	Coorparoo Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1942	Murarrie Road Csiro, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1942	Salisbury Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1942	Murtajapur, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1942	Mount Gravatt, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1942	Dutton Park, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)

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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1942. 1942 had 519 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 100	452
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1