Weather Records on 24 December 1972

282 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1972. Highest significance: Ibitiara (Bom Sucesso), BR.

Key Facts for 24 December 1972

On 24 December 1972, 282 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 266 daily.
Ibitiara (Bom Sucesso) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 251.3 mm (9.9 in) on 24 December 1972.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 535 records.

Record Map

282 stations

282 station records on 24 December 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ibitiara (Bom Sucesso)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	251.3 mm (9.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Luminarias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pio IX (Patrocinio)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Do Pouso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ilhota-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uniao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Curaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Mendes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Kroon (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Meleiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ruy Barbosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.6 C (106.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
S. Joaquim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caetite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Ludgero	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oakville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morro Do Chapeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans-Montante (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	138.6 mm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Couro Do Cervo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wagner (Itacira)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Timbo Novo (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.0 C (109.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Benedito Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Luiz Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.0 C (109.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Morretes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Turkmen-Bashi	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
La Estanzuela (Eele)	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cruz Do Espirito Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Turee Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nova Russas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perryton	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taboleiro Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Giralia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milgun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mulgul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulken Nary	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
N'Dabakazi (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amberley AMO	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vespasiano	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bonito (Ibiapora)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

282 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 138, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 24 December 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 24 December 1972 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 13, daily 266.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

240 broken records

Margins by which the 240 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 131.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1972

Top 20 records on 24 December 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1972	Ibitiara (Bom Sucesso), BR	all-time rain	251.3 mm (9.9 in)	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	3 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1972	Luminarias, BR	daily rain	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1972	Pio IX (Patrocinio), BR	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1972	Joao Amaro, BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1972	Rio Do Pouso, BR	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1972	Ilhota-Jusante, BR	all-time rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1972	Mundo Novo, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1972	Uniao, BR	monthly rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1972	Curaca, BR	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1972	Barra Do Mendes, BR	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1972	De Kroon (Irr), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1972	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily high min	27.0 C (80.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	74 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1972	Meleiro, BR	monthly rain	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1972	Ruy Barbosa, BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1972	Boulia Airport, AU	daily high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	82 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1972	Gayndah Post Office, AU	daily high max	41.6 C (106.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	70 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1972	S. Joaquim, BR	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1972	Caetite, BR	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1972	Sao Ludgero, BR	monthly rain	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1972	Barrinha, BR	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1972. 1972 had 282 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 20	218
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1