Weather Records on 25 December 1969

643 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 1969. Highest significance: Freehold-Marlboro, US.

Key Facts for 25 December 1969

On 25 December 1969, 643 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 268 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 626 daily.
Freehold-Marlboro set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 25 December 1969.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 547 records.

Record Map

643 stations

643 station records on 25 December 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
N Vernon 2 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Fortaleza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Licking 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vanceburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
The Cedars	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Addison Dam 45	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morehouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fisk	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fisk	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paragould	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wappapello Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Samburg Wr	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.1 C (-13.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Knight L C,Balgowan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manila	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kipling 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

643 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 103, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 165, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 81, Deepest snow cover 78.

Records on 25 December 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	103
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	165
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	81
Deepest snow cover	78

Records on 25 December 1969 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 626.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

527 broken records

Margins by which the 527 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 1969

Top 20 records on 25 December 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 1969	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	89 years	75 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1969	Argyle Downs, AU	monthly rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1969	Asheville, US	daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1969	Knoxville AP, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1969	Two Harbors, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1969	Magdeburg, DE	daily snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1969	N Vernon 2 ESE, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1969	Cairo 3N, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1969	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	69 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1969	Fazenda Fortaleza, BR	daily rain	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1969	Regensburg, DE	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1969	Coleman 3 WNW, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1969	Wittenberg, DE	daily snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1969	Licking 4N, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1969	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.1 cm (4.4 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1969	Mt Garnet Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1969	Wien, AT	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1969	Washington 1 W, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1969	Vanceburg, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1969	Virginia, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	59 years	41 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 643 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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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	462
50 to 100	49
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1