Weather Records on 25 December 1955

880 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 1955. Highest significance: Brookings, US.

Key Facts for 25 December 1955

On 25 December 1955, 880 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
688 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 832 daily.
Brookings set a daily record precipitation of 119.1 mm (4.7 in) on 25 December 1955.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 545 records.

Record Map

880 stations

880 station records on 25 December 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmaggie (the Laurels)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ardlethan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bralorne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springdale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Munna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wateranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bralorne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palisade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record snow depth	96.0 cm (37.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record snow depth	123.0 cm (48.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.1 C (-45.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Norwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-34.7 C (-30.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

880 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 462, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 226, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 25 December 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	462
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	226
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 25 December 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 48, daily 832.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

707 broken records

Margins by which the 707 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 420.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 1955

Top 20 records on 25 December 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 1955	Brookings, US	daily rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1955	Glenmaggie (the Laurels), AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1955	Degilbo Rail STN, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1955	Camboon Station, AU	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1955	Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park), AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1955	Roundup, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1955	Blackwarry, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1955	Oak Hills Station, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1955	Carrajung Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1955	Quilcene 2 SW, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1955	Ardlethan Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1955	Bralorne, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1955	Santa Maria, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1955	Port Orford 2, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1955	Gayndah Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1955	Menangle Jmai, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1955	Snake Creek Powerhouse, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1955	Denman (Palace Street), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1955	Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1955	Springdale, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1955. 1955 had 880 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 25 December 1955
Margin	Records
0 to 100	697
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1