Weather Records on 25 December 1974

776 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 1974. Highest significance: Sonora, US.

Key Facts for 25 December 1974

On 25 December 1974, 776 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
198 were record highs and 193 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 752 daily.
Sonora set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 25 December 1974.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 546 records.

Record Map

776 stations

776 station records on 25 December 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nguiu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	342.1 mm (13.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
De Kroon (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
South Forest (Plummers Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Edith Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Corry	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marillana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Broaddus	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
King Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Braunlage	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine 10 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa Clara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	277.0 mm (10.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda da Guarda (Parque)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao Do Rio Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Duarte (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Salzuflen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wolwekraal (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Verwoedburg-Mu"Lytteltn"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Junta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Turee Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sells	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmot (Back Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iserlohn-Westig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Felipe Orizatlan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-39.2 C (-38.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beerlaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville UNIV of Tenn	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elliott Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
S.Joao Do Piaui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

776 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 109, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 338, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 25 December 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	109
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	338
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 25 December 1974 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 18, daily 752.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

660 broken records

Margins by which the 660 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 360.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 1974

Top 20 records on 25 December 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 1974	Sonora, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1974	Stanley Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1974	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1974	Nguiu, AU	all-time rain	342.1 mm (13.5 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1974	De Kroon (Irr), ZA	all-time rain	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1974	Smithton (Grant Street), AU	daily rain	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1974	South Forest (Plummers Road), AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1974	Edith Creek, AU	monthly rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1974	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1974	Waynesboro, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	78 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1974	Corry, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1974	Marillana, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1974	Ensay, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1974	Broaddus, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1974	King Junction, AU	all-time rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1974	Schierke, DE	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1974	Braunlage, DE	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1974	Mimbres 4NNW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1974	Valentine 10 WSW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1974	Lagoa Clara, BR	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	1 year	43 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1974. 1974 had 776 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	641
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1