Weather Records on 25 December 1945

838 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 1945. Highest significance: Le Mars, US.

Key Facts for 25 December 1945

On 25 December 1945, 838 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
73 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 805 daily.
Le Mars set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 25 December 1945.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 545 records.

Record Map

838 stations

838 station records on 25 December 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
St Ignace	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nornalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barrett Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscarora Andrae Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Churchman Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wattlegrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Takoma Park # 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Donnelly Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

838 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 572, Heaviest daily snowfall 99, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 25 December 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	572
Heaviest daily snowfall	99
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 25 December 1945 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 30, daily 805.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

761 broken records

Margins by which the 761 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 206.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 1945

Top 20 records on 25 December 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 1945	Le Mars, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1945	St Ignace, US	daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1945	Rock Rapids, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1945	Sidney 2 N, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1945	Lumber City, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1945	New Ulm 2 SE, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1945	Eaton, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1945	Stanley Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1945	Pine River 3 NE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1945	Albany, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1945	Americus, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1945	Rockford, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1945	Grand Meadow, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1945	Vineland, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1945	Ft Gaines, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1945	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1945	Rhinelander, US	daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1945	Grassmere, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1945	Nornalup, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1945	Youngs Siding, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	47 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 838 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1945-12-25: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	682
50 to 100	51
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	12
200 to 250	2