Weather Records on 24 December 1969

865 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1969. Highest significance: Ida, ZA.

Key Facts for 24 December 1969

On 24 December 1969, 865 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
81 were record highs and 205 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 827 daily.
Ida set a daily record precipitation of 69.6 mm (2.7 in) on 24 December 1969.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 531 records.

Record Map

865 stations

865 station records on 24 December 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gilliat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nelia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rye Patch Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eddington Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clarafield Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Julia Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Akuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmashogue,Lowlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milray Station Wrc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Balgownie West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Merlin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elrose Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowenville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Juquia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.8 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oroville Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Werrina Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sand Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nonda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bulliwallah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mirtna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Proa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brandenburg-Gorden	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Killarney Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Barros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	150.8 mm (5.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mvenyane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

865 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 128, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 449, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 74.

Records on 24 December 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	128
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	449
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	74

Records on 24 December 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 38, daily 827.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

743 broken records

Margins by which the 743 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 284.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1969

Top 20 records on 24 December 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1969	Ida, ZA	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1969	Gilliat Post Office, AU	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1969	Uanda, AU	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1969	Hughenden Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1969	Nelia Post Office, AU	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1969	Rye Patch Dam, US	monthly rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1969	Eddington Station, AU	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1969	Gordon Downs, AU	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1969	Clarafield Station, AU	monthly rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1969	Mt Douglas, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1969	Breckenridge, US	daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1969	Julia Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1969	Akuna, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1969	Katandra, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1969	Homer AP, US	daily snowfall	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1969	Marathon Railway Station, AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1969	Kilmashogue,Lowlands, ZA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1969	Milray Station Wrc, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1969	Brighton Downs, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1969	Balgownie West, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	46 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1969. 1969 had 865 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 1969-12-24: 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	679
50 to 100	43
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1