Weather Records on 25 December 1944

404 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 1944. Highest significance: Waverly, US.

Key Facts for 25 December 1944

On 25 December 1944, 404 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 398 daily.
Waverly set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 25 December 1944.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 548 records.

Record Map

404 stations

404 station records on 25 December 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Atherton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Karkaralinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reriutaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aspen Grove Rch 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vandergrift	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caninde de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dhakuakhana	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mocambo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg 3 SE Unity	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ipueiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caio Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Peebles 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Do Belmonte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Esplanada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Antenor Navarro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.1 C (8.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Healthy Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph Wbo	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

404 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 217, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 25 December 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 25 December 1944 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 398.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

352 broken records

Margins by which the 352 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

25 December 1944

Top 20 records on 25 December 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 1944	Waverly, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1944	Atherton Post Office, AU	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1944	Mena, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1944	Karkaralinsk, KZ	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1944	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1944	Reriutaba, BR	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1944	Aspen Grove Rch 1 W, US	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1944	Vandergrift, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1944	Caninde de Sao Francisco, BR	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1944	Dhakuakhana, IN	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1944	Hoopeston, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1944	Stuttgart, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1944	Mocambo, BR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1944	Parrsboro, CA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1944	Tempe 3 S, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1944	Conway, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1944	Cairo River, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1944	Greensburg 2 S, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1944	Palmerville, AU	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1944	Queimadas, BR	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	34 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 404 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	337
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1