Weather Records on 25 December 1965

547 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 1965. Highest significance: Angola, US.

Key Facts for 25 December 1965

On 25 December 1965, 547 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 526 daily.
Angola set a monthly record daily precipitation of 84.1 mm (3.3 in) on 25 December 1965.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 547 records.

Record Map

547 stations

547 station records on 25 December 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Landsburg	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kankakee 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rochelle 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Owensville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blue	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yale 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Araci	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Falls 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orangeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morris River	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Herington	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

547 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 280, Heaviest daily snowfall 113, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 25 December 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	280
Heaviest daily snowfall	113
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 25 December 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 526.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

463 broken records

Margins by which the 463 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 1965

Top 20 records on 25 December 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 1965	Angola, US	monthly rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	73 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1965	Montpelier, US	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1965	Rochester, US	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1965	Landsburg, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1965	Monticello, US	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1965	Ft Hall 1 NNE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1965	Plymouth Pwr Substn, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1965	Mount Forest, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1965	W Lafayette 6 NW, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1965	Boca, US	daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1965	Watseka Public Works, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1965	Kankakee 3 SW, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1965	Hobart 2 WNW, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1965	Sierraville Rs, US	daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1965	Rochelle 6 NW, US	monthly rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1965	Logansport Cicott St, US	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1965	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1965	Monroe, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1965	Canyon Dam, US	daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1965	Saginaw Mbs Intl AP, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	47 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1965. 1965 had 547 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 1965-12-25: 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 100	446
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2