Weather Records on 25 December 1976

350 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 1976. Highest significance: Dontsa, ZA.

Key Facts for 25 December 1976

On 25 December 1976, 350 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 343 daily.
Dontsa set a daily record precipitation of 70.0 mm (2.8 in) on 25 December 1976.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 549 records.

Record Map

350 stations

350 station records on 25 December 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
La Estanzuela (Eele)	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas River (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waterford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mogi-Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.9 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wales	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huxley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wellingrove (Wangalea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Invergwali	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mvenyane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arhara	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-35.2 C (-31.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nachiki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.8 C (-23.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Indiana (Cima)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alouette Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dease Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Enderby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.3 C (-42.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fauquier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Westwold	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-29.9 C (-21.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-34.1 C (-29.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Harbour CS	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Rafael	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco de Los Romo (Sm	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Puerto Vallarta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Esso	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.4 C (-37.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dedeben (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-27.9 C (-18.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Union de Tula	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Esso	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-28.5 C (-19.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bruff Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coolangatta Bowls Comp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-45.5 C (-49.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wisdom	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Unskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zhizhgin Mayak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

350 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 148, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 25 December 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 25 December 1976 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 343.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

290 broken records

Margins by which the 290 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 1976

Top 20 records on 25 December 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 1976	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1976	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1976	La Estanzuela (Eele), UY	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1976	Thomas River (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1976	Tomewin (Border Gate), AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1976	Waterford, ZA	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1976	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1976	Mogi-Mirim, BR	daily rain	100.9 mm (4.0 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1976	Wales, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1976	Emmaville (Strathbogie), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1976	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1976	Paradis 7 S, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1976	Toowong Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1976	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1976	Beaudesert Cryna, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1976	Huxley, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1976	Wellingrove (Wangalea), AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1976	Invergwali, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1976	Mvenyane, ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1976	Arhara, RU	all-time low max	-35.2 C (-31.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	27 years	32 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1976. 1976 had 350 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	280
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1