Weather Records on 24 December 1943

637 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1943. Highest significance: Armstrong, CA.

Key Facts for 24 December 1943

On 24 December 1943, 637 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 499 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 635 daily.
Armstrong set a daily record precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 24 December 1943.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 533 records.

Record Map

637 stations

637 station records on 24 December 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Armstrong	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Armstrong	Canada	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McArthur	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quinault Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Canton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

637 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 177, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 322, Heaviest daily rainfall 57, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 24 December 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	177
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	322
Heaviest daily rainfall	57
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 24 December 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 635.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

525 broken records

Margins by which the 525 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1943

Top 20 records on 24 December 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1943	Armstrong, CA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1943	Armstrong, CA	daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1943	Huntsville, CA	daily low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	63 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1943	Big Creek, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1943	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1943	Clearbrook, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1943	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily low min	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	70 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1943	Tylden "Tulden", ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1943	Berlin, US	daily low min	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	55 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1943	Chelsea, US	daily low min	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1943	Worcester, US	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1943	Columbia 2SSE, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1943	Southampton, CA	daily low min	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	66 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1943	Hyannis, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	46 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1943	Magnolia, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	45 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1943	McArthur, US	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	45 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1943	Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl, US	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1943	Collingwood, CA	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	46 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1943	Frederick Police Brks, US	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	46 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1943	Fall River, US	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	46 years	27 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1943. 1943 had 637 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 50	519
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1