Weather Records on 24 December 1944

300 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1944. Highest significance: Lycippus 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 24 December 1944

On 24 December 1944, 300 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 99 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 296 daily.
Lycippus 1 E set a daily record precipitation of 47.5 mm (1.9 in) on 24 December 1944.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 535 records.

Record Map

300 stations

300 station records on 24 December 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lycippus 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aracaju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canudos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vicosa Do Ceara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guaraciaba Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gormandale East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Independencia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salgueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Lodge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Iguatu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uaua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Serra Negra Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Lodge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Selsor Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Missao Velha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rico	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Selsor Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Luzia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rico	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Iraucuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gabriels	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Santo Antonio de Russas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Inga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnarajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tullaroop Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Tucunduba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saboeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

300 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 112, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 24 December 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 24 December 1944 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 296.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

241 broken records

Margins by which the 241 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1944

Top 20 records on 24 December 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1944	Lycippus 1 E, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1944	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1944	Aracaju, BR	daily rain	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1944	Susendal, NO	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1944	Agua Branca, BR	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1944	Canudos, BR	daily rain	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1944	Iguape, BR	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1944	Vicosa Do Ceara, BR	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1944	Guaraciaba Do Norte, BR	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	10 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1944	Tustervatnet, NO	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1944	Emporium 1 E, US	daily low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1944	Gormandale East, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1944	Independencia, BR	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1944	Salgueiro, BR	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1944	Kapskarmo, NO	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1944	Deer Lodge, US	daily low min	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1944	Hamilton, US	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1944	Iguatu, BR	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1944	Claysville 3 W, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1944	Uaua, BR	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1944. 1944 had 300 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	228
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1