Weather Records on 24 December 1952

277 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1952. Highest significance: Jackman, US.

Key Facts for 24 December 1952

On 24 December 1952, 277 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 268 daily.
Jackman set a monthly record daily precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 24 December 1952.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 535 records.

Record Map

277 stations

277 station records on 24 December 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jackman	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Schoonoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spearman	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chute A Murdock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albanel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Albanel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	207.5 mm (8.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Fereol	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jindera Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Fereol	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
The Forks	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Many Peaks Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calliope Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mannersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Larcom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wowan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Langet	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ramanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ancho	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-51.1 C (-60.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Des Moines	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chute Aux Galets	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chute A Murdock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spearman	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palwal	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

277 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 114, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 24 December 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 24 December 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 268.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

226 broken records

Margins by which the 226 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1952

Top 20 records on 24 December 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1952	Jackman, US	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1952	Schoonoord, ZA	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1952	Spearman, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1952	Chute A Murdock, CA	daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1952	Albanel, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1952	Albanel, CA	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1952	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1952	Fairymead Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1952	Gardiner, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1952	Calliope Post Office, AU	monthly rain	207.5 mm (8.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1952	St Fereol, CA	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	14.9 cm (5.9 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1952	Jindera Public School, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1952	Roberval Nord, CA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1952	St Fereol, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1952	Roberval Nord, CA	monthly snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1952	Mistassini Post, CA	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1952	Greenville Muni AP, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1952	The Forks, US	monthly rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	0 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1952	Corona, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1952	Many Peaks Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1952. 1952 had 277 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 25	180
25 to 50	22
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	2