Weather Records on 25 December 1949

161 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 1949. Highest significance: Kissimmee, US.

Key Facts for 25 December 1949

On 25 December 1949, 161 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 154 daily.
Kissimmee set a monthly record daily precipitation of 172.7 mm (6.8 in) on 25 December 1949.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 550 records.

Record Map

161 stations

161 station records on 25 December 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kissimmee	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Isleworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Joliet	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warroad	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Turbine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Voru	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	77.0 cm (30.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

161 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 88, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 25 December 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	88
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 25 December 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 154.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

142 broken records

Margins by which the 142 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 1949

Top 20 records on 25 December 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 1949	Kissimmee, US	monthly rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	49 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1949	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1949	Titusville, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1949	Stromsfoss Sluse, NO	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1949	Sarpsborg, NO	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1949	Isleworth, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1949	New Smyrna Beach, US	monthly rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1949	Halden, NO	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1949	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1949	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1949	Fellsmere 7 SSW, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1949	Indian Bay, CA	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1949	Caguas, PR	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1949	Streator 2SE, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1949	Keremeos, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1949	Sviland, NO	daily rain	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	51 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1949	Hilland 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1949	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	63 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1949	Bakke, NO	daily rain	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1949	Hypoluxo, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	27 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 161 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 20	114
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	2