Weather Records on 24 December 1945

546 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1945. Highest significance: Richmond Wtr Wks, US.

Key Facts for 24 December 1945

On 24 December 1945, 546 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 138 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 528 daily.
Richmond Wtr Wks set a daily record precipitation of 54.6 mm (2.1 in) on 24 December 1945.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 533 records.

Record Map

546 stations

546 station records on 24 December 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roberts 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Monica	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Headingly Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

546 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 85, Deepest snow cover 52.

Records on 24 December 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	85
Deepest snow cover	52

Records on 24 December 1945 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 528.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

450 broken records

Margins by which the 450 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1945

Top 20 records on 24 December 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1945	Richmond Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1945	Storm Lake, US	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1945	Ness City, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1945	Alton 1 W, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1945	Hays 1 S, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1945	Onawa 3NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1945	Wakeeney, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1945	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1945	Hays 1 S, US	monthly snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1945	Lusk 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1945	Upland 2NE, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1945	Pinal Rch, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1945	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1945	Indian Bay, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1945	Alton 1 W, US	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1945	Burr Oak 4S, US	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1945	Garden City, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1945	Wakeeney, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1945	Urandangi, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1945	Malvern, GB	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	40 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1945. 1945 had 546 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 25	361
25 to 50	32
50 to 75	22
75 to 100	10
100 to 125	15
125 to 150	5
150 to 175	4
175 to 200	1