Weather Records on 24 December 1968

946 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1968. Highest significance: Walma, AU.

Key Facts for 24 December 1968

On 24 December 1968, 946 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 223 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 911 daily.
Walma set a daily record precipitation of 76.7 mm (3.0 in) on 24 December 1968.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 531 records.

Record Map

946 stations

946 station records on 24 December 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Walma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Binya (Merribee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Miepoll South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lockhart Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lima East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ganmain Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carina (Wilga Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boree Creek (Richmond St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Naradhan (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Old Junee (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Merrinee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palhano	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tumut 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Behtungra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Binya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenbayne (Baddaginnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Taio (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tanbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wantiool (Caithness)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tungamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Nowranie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Molka (Lowana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hinnomunjie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corry	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Boonongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Cocketgedong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weilmoringle (Caringle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

946 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 172, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 562, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 56.

Records on 24 December 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	172
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	562
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	56

Records on 24 December 1968 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 32, daily 911.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

797 broken records

Margins by which the 797 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1968

Top 20 records on 24 December 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1968	Walma, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1968	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1968	Binya (Merribee), AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1968	Miepoll South, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1968	Euroa, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1968	Lockhart Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1968	Yalgogrin North (Roloma), AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1968	Lima East, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1968	Ganmain Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1968	Euabalong (Booberoi), AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1968	Carina (Wilga Park), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1968	Yanco (Billinbah East), AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1968	Marrar (Centenary Drive), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1968	Higgins Lake, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1968	Alexandra (Post Office), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1968	Kaneohe Mauka 781, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1968	Tumut (Wattle Cres), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1968	Temora Research Station, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1968	Temora Ambulance Station, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1968	Boree Creek (Richmond St), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	52 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1968. 1968 had 946 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	756
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1