Weather Records on 24 December 1973

641 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1973. Highest significance: Ft Lupton 2 SE, US.

Key Facts for 24 December 1973

On 24 December 1973, 641 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
81 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 625 daily.
Ft Lupton 2 SE set a monthly record daily snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 24 December 1973.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 533 records.

Record Map

641 stations

641 station records on 24 December 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Lupton 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Doherty Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kit Carson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
North Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Troy 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Maloya	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jataizinho Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Branson	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uloa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fleming	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Potter	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blue River North	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blue River North	Canada	Record daily snowfall	36.6 cm (14.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valliant 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wagner	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cristina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Linden	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ordway 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wyelangta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dequeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stratton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

641 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 368, Heaviest daily snowfall 88, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 24 December 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	368
Heaviest daily snowfall	88
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 24 December 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 625.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

556 broken records

Margins by which the 556 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1973

Top 20 records on 24 December 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1973	Ft Lupton 2 SE, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1973	Doherty Rch, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1973	Kit Carson, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1973	Ouray, US	monthly snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	0 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1973	Insikeni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1973	Stratton, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1973	North Lake, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1973	Livingston 2 NNE, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1973	Troy 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1973	Natchez, US	monthly rain	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1973	Lake Maloya, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1973	Cheesman, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1973	Baton Rouge Metro AP, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1973	Jataizinho Aneel/Cesp, BR	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1973	Branson, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1973	Eads, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1973	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1973	Uloa, ZA	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1973	Fleming, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1973	Walsenburg 1 NW, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	42 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1973. 1973 had 641 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	489
50 to 100	43
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1