Weather Records on 24 December 1964

1,725 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1964. Highest significance: Tiruppuvanam, IN.

Key Facts for 24 December 1964

On 24 December 1964, 1,725 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,060 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 1,653 daily.
Tiruppuvanam set an all-time record daily precipitation of 193.1 mm (7.6 in) on 24 December 1964.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 526 records.

Record Map

1,725 stations

1,725 station records on 24 December 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tiruppuvanam	India	Record daily precipitation	193.1 mm (7.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Dharapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Madurai	India	Record daily precipitation	229.0 mm (9.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sulur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kodaikanal	India	Record daily precipitation	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Morekulam	India	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Swan Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Avanashi	India	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pioneer (Main Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
St Thomas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gobichettipalaya	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tirumangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vedasandur	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Manapparai	India	Record daily precipitation	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marungapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Karur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Annavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	144.2 mm (5.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kallatty	India	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Browning	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppur	India	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Perundurai	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dindigul	India	Record daily precipitation	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Udumalpet	India	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ponnamaravathi	India	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tirumayam	India	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bicheno (Council Depot)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nilakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	193.1 mm (7.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Annur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tallakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Virudhunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uppiliyapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Garland 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Indigo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Porumamilla	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Three Lynx	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppathur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thammampatty	India	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,725 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 449, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 611, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 457, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 24 December 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	449
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	611
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	457
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 24 December 1964 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 68, daily 1,653.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,444 broken records

Margins by which the 1,444 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1964

Top 20 records on 24 December 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1964	Tiruppuvanam, IN	all-time rain	193.1 mm (7.6 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	42 years	76 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1964	Dharapuram, IN	daily rain	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1964	Madurai, IN	all-time rain	229.0 mm (9.0 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1964	Sulur, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1964	Kodaikanal, IN	daily rain	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1964	Morekulam, IN	daily rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	152.2 mm (6.0 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1964	Newcastle, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1964	Swan Island Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1964	St Helens Post Office, AU	monthly rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1964	Avanashi, IN	monthly rain	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1964	Pioneer (Main Road), AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1964	St Thomas, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1964	The Dalles, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1964	Gobichettipalaya, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1964	Tirumangalam, IN	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1964	Vedasandur, IN	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1964	Melur, IN	daily rain	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1964	Manapparai, IN	daily rain	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1964	Marungapuri, IN	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1964	Karur, IN	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	55 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1964. 1964 had 1,725 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1964-12-24: 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 100	1,429
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1