Weather Records on 25 December 1948

584 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 1948. Highest significance: Marree Comparison, AU.

Key Facts for 25 December 1948

On 25 December 1948, 584 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 319 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 559 daily.
Marree Comparison set a monthly record daily precipitation of 96.0 mm (3.8 in) on 25 December 1948.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 547 records.

Record Map

584 stations

584 station records on 25 December 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Marree (Farina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Copley (Myrtle Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Granada Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rifle	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coonalpyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Mullaquana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Avery Rs	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hookina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Eba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mintaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Saltia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kawai Iki Intake 880	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta (Panaramitee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Erudina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clearlake Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trout Creek 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Copley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quinyambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Estes Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown (Condowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

584 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 167, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 152, Heaviest daily rainfall 173, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 25 December 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	167
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	152
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 25 December 1948 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 559.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

461 broken records

Margins by which the 461 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

25 December 1948

Top 20 records on 25 December 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 1948	Marree Comparison, AU	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1948	Marree (Farina), AU	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1948	Manhattan, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1948	Copley (Myrtle Springs), AU	monthly rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1948	Granada Station, AU	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1948	Frome Downs, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1948	Rifle, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1948	Koonamore, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1948	Coonalpyn, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1948	Whyalla (Mullaquana), AU	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1948	Birdwood, AU	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1948	Snowtown, AU	monthly rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1948	Auburn 5 ESE, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1948	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1948	Quorn (Depot Flat), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1948	Avery Rs, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1948	Norfolk, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1948	Stewart, CA	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1948	Hookina, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1948	Oakdale, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 584 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 100	447
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1