Weather Records on 25 December 1946

486 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 1946. Highest significance: Wallaroo, AU.

Key Facts for 25 December 1946

On 25 December 1946, 486 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
194 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 430 daily.
Wallaroo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 25 December 1946.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 548 records.

Record Map

486 stations

486 station records on 25 December 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Glen Garrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ardrossan (Winulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Two Wells	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Burra (Worlds End)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mannum (Sanderston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Port Vincent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cooke Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dingo Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Johnburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Penneshaw 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cambrai (Kongolia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Bridge (Tepko)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Callington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Second Valley (Poolamacca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Bridge Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yankalilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo (Wimont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kapunda Water Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Curramulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stonyfell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tailem Bend	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Ulooloo Railway Sidin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland (Weetulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mulgundawa Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stonefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

486 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 268, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 25 December 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	268
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 December 1946 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 53, daily 430.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

428 broken records

Margins by which the 428 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 1946

Top 20 records on 25 December 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 1946	Wallaroo, AU	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1946	Cowell, AU	monthly rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1946	Edithburgh Post Office, AU	monthly rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1946	Glen Garrie, AU	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1946	Kadina, AU	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1946	Maitland, AU	monthly rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1946	Paskeville, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1946	Stansbury, AU	monthly rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1946	Meadows, AU	monthly rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1946	Truro, AU	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1946	Ardrossan (Winulta), AU	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1946	Two Wells, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1946	Burra (Worlds End), AU	monthly rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1946	Victor Harbor Comparison, AU	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1946	Mannum (Sanderston), AU	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1946	Moonta, AU	monthly rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1946	Port Vincent, AU	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1946	Cooke Plains, AU	all-time rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1946	Dingo Vale, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1946	Johnburgh Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	54 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1946. 1946 had 486 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).