Weather Records on 24 December 1963

1,191 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1963. Highest significance: Turkestan, KZ.

Key Facts for 24 December 1963

On 24 December 1963, 1,191 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
289 were record highs and 489 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 96 monthly and 1,086 daily.
Turkestan set a monthly record daily precipitation of 46.5 mm (1.8 in) on 24 December 1963.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 529 records.

Record Map

1,191 stations

1,191 station records on 24 December 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Little Hickman Lock 8	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Arneiroz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sao Jose Do Egito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Miguel Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	129.6 mm (5.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alert Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Butler	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Miguel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Madoonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Currais Novos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Surubim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quebrangulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Junqueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Triunfo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.7 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pacatuba (Pacatiba)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.6 C (-3.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pombal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Piranhas (Marechal Floriano)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Real Do Colegio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Graterford	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Antenor Navarro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Bento Do Una	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Sao Vicente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jaguaribe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Manan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis Po Bldg	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Limoeiro de Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marked Tree	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,191 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 144, Lowest daily maximum 191, Highest daily minimum 145, Lowest daily minimum 298, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 92, Deepest snow cover 141.

Records on 24 December 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	144
Lowest daily maximum	191
Highest daily minimum	145
Lowest daily minimum	298
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	92
Deepest snow cover	141

Records on 24 December 1963 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 96, daily 1,086.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

962 broken records

Margins by which the 962 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1963

Top 20 records on 24 December 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1963	Turkestan, KZ	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1963	Little Hickman Lock 8, US	monthly snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1963	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1963	Arneiroz, BR	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1963	Sao Jose Do Egito, BR	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1963	Sao Miguel Dos Campos, BR	monthly rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1963	Bom Jardim, BR	daily rain	129.6 mm (5.1 in)	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1963	Atalaia, BR	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1963	Waynesboro, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1963	Agua Branca, BR	all-time rain	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1963	Alert Bay, CA	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1963	Butler, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1963	Port Hastings, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1963	Sao Miguel, BR	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1963	Pennington Gap, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1963	Palmares, BR	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1963	Marianna 2 S, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1963	Seligman, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1963	Madoonga, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1963	Currais Novos, BR	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 years	48 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1963. 1963 had 1,191 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	846
50 to 100	66
100 to 150	29
150 to 200	12
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	3