Weather Records on 24 December 1948

756 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1948. Highest significance: Goderich, CA.

Key Facts for 24 December 1948

On 24 December 1948, 756 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 240 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 730 daily.
Goderich set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 24 December 1948.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 532 records.

Record Map

756 stations

756 station records on 24 December 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goderich	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Birdsville Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moorna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Keanae 346	United States	Record daily precipitation	323.1 mm (12.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Biddelia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bimbowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Avery Rs	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kidder	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rifle	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Eyre (Mulka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville Morrow Rch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Edgewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

756 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 110, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 130, Heaviest daily rainfall 290, Heaviest daily snowfall 114, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 24 December 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	110
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	130
Heaviest daily rainfall	290
Heaviest daily snowfall	114
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 24 December 1948 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 22, daily 730.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

653 broken records

Margins by which the 653 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1948

Top 20 records on 24 December 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1948	Goderich, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1948	Atkinson 3SW, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1948	Cordillo Downs, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1948	Brucefield, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1948	Birdsville Police Station, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1948	Moorna, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1948	Keanae 346, US	daily rain	323.1 mm (12.7 in)	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1948	Gothenburg, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1948	Kimball 2NE, US	all-time snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1948	Bologna, IT	daily low min	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	112 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1948	Salem, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1948	Alliance 1WNW, US	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1948	Elsfield, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1948	Smithfield, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1948	Stanton, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1948	Biddelia, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1948	Bimbowrie, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1948	Curnomona (Curnamona), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1948	Avery Rs, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1948	Kidder, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	24 years	38 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1948. 1948 had 756 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 100	630
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1