Weather Records on 24 December 1947

370 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1947. Highest significance: Stillwater, CA.

Key Facts for 24 December 1947

On 24 December 1947, 370 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 364 daily.
Stillwater set a monthly record daily snowfall of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 24 December 1947.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 535 records.

Record Map

370 stations

370 station records on 24 December 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stillwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lillydale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Digby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Badarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Acland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Silchar	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kareehoek"Kareefontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Slaty Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Overdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hailakundi India	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Luckhoff (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elbow Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lavras da Mangabeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hamelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trompsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Makwassie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kingaroy Prince Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Natte Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fredrikstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Frogmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jaitanga Valley	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yarraman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Terrace	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nongoma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

370 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 221, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 24 December 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 24 December 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 364.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

322 broken records

Margins by which the 322 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 241.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1947

Top 20 records on 24 December 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1947	Stillwater, CA	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1947	Wolfville, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1947	Lillydale, ZA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1947	Eureka, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1947	Digby, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	74 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1947	Badarpur, IN	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1947	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1947	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1947	Acland Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1947	Silchar, IN	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1947	Kareehoek"Kareefontein", ZA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1947	Slaty Creek, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1947	Prince Rupert, CA	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1947	Nappan Cda, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1947	Overdene, ZA	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1947	Murringo Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1947	Driefontein, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1947	Upper Stewiacke, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1947	Bloemfontein Airpor, ZA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1947	Glenelg, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	37 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1947. 1947 had 370 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	308
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2