Weather Records on 24 December 1949

220 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1949. Highest significance: Nongoma, ZA.

Key Facts for 24 December 1949

On 24 December 1949, 220 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 218 daily.
Nongoma set a daily record precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 24 December 1949.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 536 records.

Record Map

220 stations

220 station records on 24 December 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nongoma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Swaziland Ranch-Homest	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sprague	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weltevreden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ignace	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Badplaas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sprague	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leeukop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malta	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ignace	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mia Mia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rooipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rietvallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maddock	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Berrings	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

220 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 81, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 24 December 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	81
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 24 December 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 218.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

173 broken records

Margins by which the 173 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 368.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1949

Top 20 records on 24 December 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1949	Nongoma, ZA	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1949	Carmichael (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1949	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1949	Swaziland Ranch-Homest, SZ	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1949	Sprague, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1949	Mill Bay, CA	daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1949	Pleasant Valley, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1949	Mill Bay, CA	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1949	Annapolis Royal, CA	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1949	St John's, CA	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	63 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1949	Tombstone, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	50 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1949	Forks 4 NNE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1949	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	64 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1949	Gaspe, CA	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	53 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1949	Weltevreden, ZA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1949	Summit, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1949	Framingham, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1949	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1949	Fitchburg 4 SE, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	48 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1949	Willeroo, AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	24 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1949. 1949 had 220 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	161
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1