Weather Records on 25 December 1971

974 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 1971. Highest significance: Netherdale Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 25 December 1971

On 25 December 1971, 974 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
498 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 935 daily.
Netherdale Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 320.8 mm (12.6 in) on 25 December 1971.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 545 records.

Record Map

974 stations

974 station records on 25 December 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Netherdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	320.8 mm (12.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Portland Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Portola	United States	Record daily snowfall	102.1 cm (40.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Killarney Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	288.3 mm (11.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Woodstock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	231.9 mm (9.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cargoon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Inkerman Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	247.7 mm (9.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Emmet Lister Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oranjeville (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingham 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Merlin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	273.1 mm (10.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dalrymple Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	230.1 mm (9.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Electra P H	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Ryde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Andres	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pinnacles Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Reno AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fanning River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McCulloch	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clarke River Telecom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Little Hartley (Sheepcombe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Nowranie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wando Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Helena AP ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

974 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 198, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 300, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 328, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 25 December 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	198
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	300
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	328
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 25 December 1971 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 37, daily 935.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

810 broken records

Margins by which the 810 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 1971

Top 20 records on 25 December 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 1971	Netherdale Post Office, AU	monthly rain	320.8 mm (12.6 in)	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	54 years	72 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1971	Portland Downs, AU	monthly rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	72 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1971	Portola, US	all-time snowfall	102.1 cm (40.2 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	33 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1971	Killarney Station, AU	monthly rain	288.3 mm (11.4 in)	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1971	Woodstock Post Office, AU	monthly rain	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1971	St Lawrence Post Office, AU	monthly rain	231.9 mm (9.1 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	2 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1971	Cargoon Station, AU	monthly rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1971	Inkerman Railway Station, AU	daily rain	247.7 mm (9.8 in)	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1971	Quincy, US	daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1971	Emmet Lister Street, AU	monthly rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1971	Oranjeville (Skl), ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1971	Kangaroo Hills Station, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1971	Bellingham 2 N, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1971	Collector (Brookdale), AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1971	Beaconsfield, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1971	Gunning Rural Supplies, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1971	Merlin Station, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1971	Kalamia Estate, AU	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1971	Finch Hatton Cook St, AU	monthly rain	273.1 mm (10.8 in)	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1971	Dalrymple Heights, AU	daily rain	230.1 mm (9.1 in)	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	14 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1971. 1971 had 974 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 1971-12-25: 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	795
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1