Weather Records on 24 December 1960

638 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1960. Highest significance: Newcastle Waters, AU.

Key Facts for 24 December 1960

On 24 December 1960, 638 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 394 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 617 daily.
Newcastle Waters set a daily record precipitation of 101.3 mm (4.0 in) on 24 December 1960.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 533 records.

Record Map

638 stations

638 station records on 24 December 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mount House Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Knight L C,Balgowan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ranken River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flora Valley Old	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Amhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Butler	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carlisle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olds	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Head	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman 3 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

638 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 125, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 269, Heaviest daily rainfall 66, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 59.

Records on 24 December 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	125
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	269
Heaviest daily rainfall	66
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	59

Records on 24 December 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 617.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

490 broken records

Margins by which the 490 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1960

Top 20 records on 24 December 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1960	Newcastle Waters, AU	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1960	Mount House Station, AU	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1960	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low max	9.0 C (48.2 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	97 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1960	Knight L C,Balgowan, ZA	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1960	Alexandria, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1960	Ranken River, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1960	Fairview, ZA	daily rain	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1960	Orroroo, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1960	Juneau Dwtn, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1960	Flora Valley Old, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1960	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	monthly low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1960	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1960	Westfield 2 SSE, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	62 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1960	Alice Downs, AU	monthly rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1960	Mount Amhurst, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1960	Butler, US	monthly low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1960	Newell, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1960	W Lafayette 6 NW, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1960	Cumberland, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	54 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1960	Chatham Exp Fa, US	monthly low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	59 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1960. 1960 had 638 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	439
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1