Weather Records on 25 December 1953

259 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 1953. Highest significance: Palermo, IT.

Key Facts for 25 December 1953

On 25 December 1953, 259 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
78 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 253 daily.
Palermo set a daily record precipitation of 44.7 mm (1.8 in) on 25 December 1953.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 549 records.

Record Map

259 stations

259 station records on 25 December 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Algonquin Park	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moonan Flat (High St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cinclare	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nkhota Kota	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Graham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Raiford State Prison	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wheaton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Algonquin Park	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Korong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bergzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

259 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 50, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 25 December 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	50
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 25 December 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 253.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

202 broken records

Margins by which the 202 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 1953

Top 20 records on 25 December 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 1953	Palermo, IT	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1953	Algonquin Park, CA	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1953	Haliburton A, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1953	Brushgrove Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1953	Jeogla Station, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1953	Arad, RO	daily low min	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	6.3 C (11.3 F)	51 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1953	Fernandina Beach, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1953	Moonan Flat (High St), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1953	Paducah, US	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	50 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1953	Morden, CA	daily high min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	48 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1953	Winkelman 6 S, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1953	Colorado City, US	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	48 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1953	Eagle Pass 3N, US	monthly low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	37 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1953	Pitea, SE	daily high min	0.2 C (32.4 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	61 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1953	Alice, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1953	Hatch, US	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1953	Bowie, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	50 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1953	Cinclare, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1953	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1953	Portal, US	daily high min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	54 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1953. 1953 had 259 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	194
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1