Weather Records on 24 December 1978

532 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1978. Highest significance: Dwtn Charleston, US.

Key Facts for 24 December 1978

On 24 December 1978, 532 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 526 daily.
Dwtn Charleston set a daily record precipitation of 57.4 mm (2.3 in) on 24 December 1978.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 534 records.

Record Map

532 stations

532 station records on 24 December 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sao Jose de Mipibu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chipley	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Point MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Swainsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Terowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeland 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marcus Hook	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Campi	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blountstown 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Niceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Donalsonville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-39.0 C (-38.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bugaldie (Ulundi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lewes	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Powell	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morehead City 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sheridan AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Broadus	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alma Bacon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Opheim 12 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wyanga (Barcoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

532 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 258, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 24 December 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 24 December 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 526.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

456 broken records

Margins by which the 456 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1978

Top 20 records on 24 December 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1978	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1978	Sao Jose de Mipibu, BR	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1978	Chipley, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1978	Charleston Intl AP, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1978	Walterboro 1 SW, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1978	Tallahassee, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1978	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1978	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1978	Moultrie 2 ESE, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1978	Georgetown 2 E, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1978	Savannah Intl AP, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1978	Cherry Point MCAS, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1978	Swainsboro, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1978	Durham, GB	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1978	Statesville 2 NNE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1978	Madison, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1978	Morgan 1 W, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1978	Terowie, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1978	Ridgeland 5 NE, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1978	De Funiak Springs 1 E, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1978. 1978 had 532 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 100	451
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1