Weather Records on 24 December 1958

205 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1958. Highest significance: Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE.

Key Facts for 24 December 1958

On 24 December 1958, 205 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 199 daily.
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan) set a daily record precipitation of 25.7 mm (1.0 in) on 24 December 1958.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 536 records.

Record Map

205 stations

205 station records on 24 December 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Camargo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra (Pearsby Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carawatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-46.3 C (-51.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sivagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.7 C (-46.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.6 C (-39.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-28.8 C (-19.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nueva Rosita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-44.6 C (-48.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Petrun	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-42.5 C (-44.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Algonquin Park	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wallabadah (Gaspard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Do Belmonte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-21.3 C (-6.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mamakuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fife Lake 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ashford (Sunhaven Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-47.1 C (-52.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Munsingen-Apfelstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

205 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 85, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 24 December 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	85
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 24 December 1958 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 199.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

176 broken records

Margins by which the 176 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1958

Top 20 records on 24 December 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1958	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1958	Camargo (Smn), MX	monthly rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1958	Oswego, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1958	Wien, AT	daily high min	7.1 C (44.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1958	Delungra (Pearsby Hall), AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1958	Carawatha, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1958	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1958	Tobolsk, RU	all-time low min	-46.3 C (-51.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1958	Irkutsk, RU	daily high min	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	69 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1958	Durham, CA	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	73 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1958	Sivagiri, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1958	Guelph Oac, CA	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	65 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1958	Arad, RO	daily high max	18.1 C (64.6 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1958	Cherdyn', RU	daily low min	-43.7 C (-46.7 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	65 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1958	Biser, RU	daily low min	-39.6 C (-39.3 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	65 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1958	Southampton, CA	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	73 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1958	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily low max	-28.8 C (-19.8 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	65 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1958	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	41 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1958	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	65 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1958	Nueva Rosita, MX	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	29 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1958. 1958 had 205 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 50	173
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1