Weather Records on 24 December 1961

415 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1961. Highest significance: Yabulu Qld Nickel, AU.

Key Facts for 24 December 1961

On 24 December 1961, 415 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 401 daily.
Yabulu Qld Nickel set a daily record precipitation of 113.0 mm (4.4 in) on 24 December 1961.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 534 records.

Record Map

415 stations

415 station records on 24 December 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hanna	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral Ridge Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Musquash	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leupp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arendtsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ebensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Doylestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bomnak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-25.7 C (-14.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Allentown Gas Company	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.1 C (8.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Long Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parkersburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tepeaca	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

415 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 89, Heaviest daily snowfall 101, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 24 December 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	89
Heaviest daily snowfall	101
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 24 December 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 401.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

325 broken records

Margins by which the 325 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1961

Top 20 records on 24 December 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1961	Yabulu Qld Nickel, AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1961	Delaware, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1961	York 3 SSW Pump STN, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1961	Tarkio, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1961	Saint John, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1961	Conway Station, AU	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1961	Bethany, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1961	Carlisle, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1961	Hanna, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1961	Mineral Ridge Wtr Wks, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1961	Quakertown, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1961	Palmer 3 ESE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1961	Wetaskiwin, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1961	Musquash, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1961	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1961	Staunton Wtp, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1961	Pemberton, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1961	Charlottesville 2W, US	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1961	Winslow AP, US	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	62 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1961	Mansfield 5 W, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	56 years	34 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1961. 1961 had 415 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	280
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1