Weather Records on 24 December 1981

770 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1981. Highest significance: Neustadt/Weinstrasse, DE.

Key Facts for 24 December 1981

On 24 December 1981, 770 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
112 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 741 daily.
Neustadt/Weinstrasse set a daily record snow depth of 19.0 cm (7.5 in) on 24 December 1981.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 532 records.

Record Map

770 stations

770 station records on 24 December 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Neustadt/Weinstrasse	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Leura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Acude General Sampaio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Selb/Oberfranken-Wildenau	Germany	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sonneberg-Neufang	Germany	Record snow depth	112.0 cm (44.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Bingara (Emohta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.8 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Assare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rheinstetten	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waldeck	Germany	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berus	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hof (Stadt)	Germany	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wasserkuppe	Germany	Record snow depth	104.0 cm (40.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saarbrucken-Sankt Johann	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lautertal-Oberlauter	Germany	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.7 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Teterow	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wallangra (Wallangra Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kronach	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wattle Flat General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pforzheim-Eutingen	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ontario Ksrv	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Cromarty)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hof	Germany	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saarbrucken/Ensheim	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Neudenau	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rhein Main	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Camdenton 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Somerby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Palma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Condamine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bad-Sohl Elster	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kaltennordheim	Germany	Record snow depth	57.0 cm (22.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goombie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

770 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 303, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 244.

Records on 24 December 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	303
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	244

Records on 24 December 1981 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 27, daily 741.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

626 broken records

Margins by which the 626 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 520.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1981

Top 20 records on 24 December 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1981	Neustadt/Weinstrasse, DE	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1981	Leura Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1981	Emerald Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	83 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1981	Utsira Fyr, NO	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1981	Acude General Sampaio, BR	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1981	Selb/Oberfranken-Wildenau, DE	daily snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1981	Bingara Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1981	Sonneberg-Neufang, DE	daily snow depth	112.0 cm (44.1 in)	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1981	Greifswald, DE	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1981	Upper Bingara (Emohta), AU	monthly rain	120.8 mm (4.8 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1981	Esk Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1981	Assare, BR	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1981	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low max	0.4 C (32.7 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1981	Rheinstetten, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1981	Waldeck, DE	daily snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1981	Berus, DE	daily snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1981	Landsort, SE	monthly rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1981	Lawn Hill, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1981	Hof (Stadt), DE	daily snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1981	Lakeside, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1981. 1981 had 770 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	581
100 to 200	34
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1