Weather Records on 25 December 1962

954 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 1962. Highest significance: Camden (Brownlow Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 25 December 1962

On 25 December 1962, 954 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 354 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 926 daily.
Camden (Brownlow Hill) set a daily record precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 25 December 1962.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 545 records.

Record Map

954 stations

954 station records on 25 December 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Manna Hill (Four Brothers)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flat Top	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monkerai Upper (Redleaf)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Supply 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coolatai (Orana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensworth (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moree (Talmoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-23.2 C (-9.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hudson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Edderton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Najahan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paola	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gilston State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plashett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cromer Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

954 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 236, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 118, Heaviest daily rainfall 306, Heaviest daily snowfall 213, Deepest snow cover 55.

Records on 25 December 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	236
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	118
Heaviest daily rainfall	306
Heaviest daily snowfall	213
Deepest snow cover	55

Records on 25 December 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 27, daily 926.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

794 broken records

Margins by which the 794 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 1962

Top 20 records on 25 December 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 1962	Camden (Brownlow Hill), AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1962	Drake (Village Resource Centre, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1962	Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1962	Manna Hill (Four Brothers), AU	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1962	Cobbity (Roseneath), AU	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1962	Seal Rocks Camping Reserve, AU	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1962	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.2 cm (2.8 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1962	Scone (Philip Street), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1962	Barcelona -Fabra Observatory, ES	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1962	Jerrys Plains Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1962	Flat Top, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1962	Kristianstad, SE	daily low max	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1962	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily high max	31.6 C (88.9 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1962	Krambach Post Office, AU	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1962	Fairfield, US	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1962	Lynnville 4 SSW, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1962	Monkerai Upper (Redleaf), AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1962	Bucklin 1SE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1962	Supply 1 E, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1962	Plymouth Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 years	42 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1962. 1962 had 954 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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Data for records on 1962-12-25: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	709
50 to 100	76
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1