Weather Records on 24 December 1966

662 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1966. Highest significance: La Plata 1 W, US.

Key Facts for 24 December 1966

On 24 December 1966, 662 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 211 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 636 daily.
La Plata 1 W set a daily record snowfall of 24.1 cm (9.5 in) on 24 December 1966.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 533 records.

Record Map

662 stations

662 station records on 24 December 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Coolabah (Branglebar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Berthierville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Tree	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gary	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sorel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dunlop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerton 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sorel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman 3 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bocaina (Fazenda Santa Clara)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles de Mandeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Powhatan	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
London Locks	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nicolet	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsfield Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pindamonhangaba (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Captains Flat (Foxlow St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nicolet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Culpeper	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nominingue	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

662 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 230, Heaviest daily snowfall 140, Deepest snow cover 56.

Records on 24 December 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	230
Heaviest daily snowfall	140
Deepest snow cover	56

Records on 24 December 1966 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 636.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

553 broken records

Margins by which the 553 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 241.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1966

Top 20 records on 24 December 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1966	La Plata 1 W, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1966	Braidwood (Wallace Street), AU	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1966	Coolabah (Branglebar), AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1966	Berthierville, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1966	Huntingdon, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	81 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1966	Birch Tree, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1966	Gary, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1966	Sorel, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1966	Kempten, DE	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1966	Union City, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1966	Trenton, US	daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	21.5 cm (8.5 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1966	Hebel Store, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1966	Quantico 1 S, US	daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1966	Fairlight Station, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1966	Farmville, US	monthly snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1966	Fort McPherson, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	73 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1966	Huntingdon, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	79 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1966	St Hyacinthe, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1966	Columbus, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1966	Caruthersville, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	40 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1966. 1966 had 662 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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Data for records on 1966-12-24: 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 50	463
50 to 100	57
100 to 150	23
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	4