Weather Records on 25 December 1961

484 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 1961. Highest significance: Winchendon, US.

Key Facts for 25 December 1961

On 25 December 1961, 484 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 219 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 475 daily.
Winchendon set a daily record snowfall of 31.8 cm (12.5 in) on 25 December 1961.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 548 records.

Record Map

484 stations

484 station records on 25 December 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winchendon	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amanzamnyama (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem Lehigh UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Mt 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shirbourne Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toms River	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manina (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Machadodorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
York Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bomnak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

484 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 109, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 128, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 25 December 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	109
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 25 December 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 475.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

401 broken records

Margins by which the 401 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 267.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 1961

Top 20 records on 25 December 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 1961	Winchendon, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1961	Saint John, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1961	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1961	Wilkes Barre, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1961	Worcester, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1961	Plauen, DE	daily low min	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	8.1 C (14.6 F)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1961	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1961	Manchester, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1961	Amanzamnyama (Bos), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1961	Eastport, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14.3 cm (5.6 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1961	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low min	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	69 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1961	Bethlehem Lehigh UNIV, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1961	Pleasant Mt 1 W, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1961	Shirbourne Park, AU	daily rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1961	Gagetown 2, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1961	Greifswald, DE	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1961	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily low max	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	73 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1961	Rockport 1 ESE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1961	Gorlitz, DE	daily low max	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1961	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	74 years	37 of 100 (Notable)

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 484 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-25 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	1
1806	1
1827	1
1833	1
1835	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1864	1
1870	2
1872	4
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1888	2
1889	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	13
1902	18
1903	6
1904	16
1905	2
1906	34
1907	5
1908	3
1909	53
1910	20
1911	26
1912	93
1913	45
1914	99
1915	69
1916	43
1917	46
1918	56
1919	299
1920	50
1921	91
1922	136
1923	233
1924	500
1925	70
1926	182
1927	94
1928	147
1929	195
1930	376
1931	603
1932	845
1933	507
1934	213
1935	540
1936	693
1937	158
1938	185
1939	295
1940	514
1941	461
1942	631
1943	310
1944	404
1945	838
1946	486
1947	651
1948	584
1949	161
1950	700
1951	432
1952	214
1953	259
1954	205
1955	880
1956	304
1957	633
1958	364
1959	624
1960	289
1961	484
1962	954
1963	669
1964	1,553
1965	547
1966	851
1967	486
1968	811
1969	643
1970	417
1971	974
1972	368
1973	639
1974	776
1975	844
1976	350
1977	778
1978	989
1979	679
1980	2,342
1981	811
1982	2,327
1983	5,697
1984	620
1985	712
1986	625
1987	2,053
1988	759
1989	1,118
1990	1,075
1991	793
1992	535
1993	680
1994	1,029
1995	1,658
1996	1,562
1997	1,348
1998	768
1999	995
2000	902
2001	515
2002	960
2003	561
2004	881
2005	913
2006	799
2007	498
2008	768
2009	2,123
2010	1,473
2011	688
2012	657
2013	779
2014	684
2015	2,149
2016	986
2017	485
2018	193
2019	599
2020	623
2021	1,190
2022	1,128
2023	1,641
2024	408
2025	2,222

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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	357
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1