Weather Records on 24 December 1957

469 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1957. Highest significance: Moore Haven Lock 1, US.

Key Facts for 24 December 1957

On 24 December 1957, 469 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
305 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 463 daily.
Moore Haven Lock 1 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 132.6 mm (5.2 in) on 24 December 1957.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 534 records.

Record Map

469 stations

469 station records on 24 December 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Karkaralinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Angurugu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont-Ferrand	France	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uvalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Itapipoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deakin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Goncalo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ouricuri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Everglades	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount House Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Glade	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Flora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wills Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

469 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 213, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 24 December 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	213
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 December 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 463.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

378 broken records

Margins by which the 378 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1957

Top 20 records on 24 December 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1957	Moore Haven Lock 1, US	monthly rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1957	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1957	Karkaralinsk, KZ	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1957	Brackettville, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1957	Venterstad, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1957	Balmoral (Post Office), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1957	Angurugu, AU	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1957	Clermont-Ferrand, FR	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1957	Murray Island, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1957	Montelimar, FR	daily rain	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1957	Derby Post Office, AU	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1957	Uvalde, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1957	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1957	Warrawagine, AU	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1957	Tempe Downs, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1957	Beatrice, CA	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	79 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1957	Moncton, CA	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1957	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1957	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	65 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1957	Itapipoca, BR	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	33 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1957. 1957 had 469 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	357
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1