Weather Records on 25 December 1947

651 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 1947. Highest significance: Denekamp, NL.

Key Facts for 25 December 1947

On 25 December 1947, 651 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
192 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 625 daily.
Denekamp set a monthly record daily precipitation of 48.5 mm (1.9 in) on 25 December 1947.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 547 records.

Record Map

651 stations

651 station records on 25 December 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Denekamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Peddapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rock House	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roodekuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Narra Allen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	76.7 cm (30.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
De Wagendrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kangiara (Laverstock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Margherita	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chatsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hall (Lochleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wallendbeen (Corang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Val (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkeriya	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Halflong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eagles Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

651 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 366, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 25 December 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	366
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 25 December 1947 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 625.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

568 broken records

Margins by which the 568 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 246.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 1947

Top 20 records on 25 December 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 1947	Denekamp, NL	monthly rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1947	Jimbour State School, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1947	Putten (Gld), NL	monthly rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 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)
25 December 1947	Burrinjuck Dam, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1947	Peddapuram, IN	monthly rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 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)
25 December 1947	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1947	Lyndhurst, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1947	Rock House, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1947	Salisbury, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1947	Murringo (Windermere), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1947	Mill Bay, CA	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1947	Tingha (Crystal Hill), AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1947	Roodepoort, ZA	all-time rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1947	Asheville, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	7.8 cm (3.1 in)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1947	Inglewood Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1947	Goulburn, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1947	Rolfontein, ZA	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1947	Roodekuil, ZA	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1947. 1947 had 651 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	546
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1