Weather Records on 24 December 1956

295 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1956. Highest significance: Millaquin Sugar, AU.

Key Facts for 24 December 1956

On 24 December 1956, 295 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
139 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 291 daily.
Millaquin Sugar set a monthly record daily precipitation of 270.8 mm (10.7 in) on 24 December 1956.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 535 records.

Record Map

295 stations

295 station records on 24 December 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	270.8 mm (10.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cordalba Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Many Peaks Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Excelsior (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan State Forest 220	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Central Kin Kin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pelserskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Villiers (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
The Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Voewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coolum Beach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yalleroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coffee Springs 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Old Banchory Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baramulla	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nkhota Kota	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Coolon Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zitacuaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

295 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 24 December 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 24 December 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 291.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

240 broken records

Margins by which the 240 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1956

Top 20 records on 24 December 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1956	Millaquin Sugar, AU	monthly rain	270.8 mm (10.7 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1956	Morgan City, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1956	Cordalba Store, AU	daily rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	127.2 mm (5.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1956	Walterhall, AU	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1956	Virden, CA	daily high min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	13.3 C (23.9 F)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1956	Cookhouse (Sar), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1956	Many Peaks Post Office, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1956	Excelsior (Mun), ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1956	Kilkivan State Forest 220, AU	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1956	Reserve, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1956	Newton, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1956	Virden, CA	daily high max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1956	Lenoir, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1956	Surbiton Station, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1956	Ketchikan AP, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1956	Central Kin Kin, AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1956	Pelserskraal, ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1956	Villiers (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1956	The Valley, AU	daily rain	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1956	Yates Hydro Plt, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	32 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1956. 1956 had 295 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	201
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1