Weather Records on 25 December 1981

811 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 1981. Highest significance: Quelimane, MZ.

Key Facts for 25 December 1981

On 25 December 1981, 811 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 750 daily.
Quelimane set an all-time record daily precipitation of 330.0 mm (13.0 in) on 25 December 1981.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 546 records.

Record Map

811 stations

811 station records on 25 December 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quelimane	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	330.0 mm (13.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Neustadt/Weinstrasse	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Echo Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsbury (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rhein Main	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sonneberg-Neufang	Germany	Record snow depth	116.0 cm (45.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alzey	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bauru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hof	Germany	Record snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo Intl AP 87	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goolma (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Neuwied	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ontario Ksrv	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moogerah Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Kreuznach	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baden-Baden-Geroldsau	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Florence 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Philippsburg	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guaiuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wasserkuppe	Germany	Record snow depth	106.0 cm (41.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record snow depth	82.0 cm (32.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Malad City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Green Mountains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Sohl Elster	Germany	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kaltennordheim	Germany	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington Research Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saarbrucken/Ensheim	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hofheim	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kahl/Main	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Urepetiro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Calmar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Bergzabern	Germany	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Extremadura	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oy-Mittelberg	Germany	Record snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wertheim-Eichel	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

811 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 276, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 270.

Records on 25 December 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	276
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	270

Records on 25 December 1981 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 51, daily 750.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

691 broken records

Margins by which the 691 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 620.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 1981

Top 20 records on 25 December 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 1981	Quelimane, MZ	all-time rain	330.0 mm (13.0 in)	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	16 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 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)
25 December 1981	Wyndham Port, AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	74 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1981	Echo Dam, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1981	Bamberg, DE	all-time snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1981	Blowing Rock 1NW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1981	Chatsbury (Maryland), AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1981	Batesburg, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1981	Rhein Main, DE	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1981	Sonneberg-Neufang, DE	daily snow depth	116.0 cm (45.7 in)	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1981	Utsira Fyr, NO	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1981	Geisenheim, DE	daily snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1981	Trier-Zewen, DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1981	Alzey, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1981	Bauru, BR	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1981	Greifswald, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1981	Plauen, DE	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1981	Manti, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1981	Blackville (Krui Vale), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1981	Hof, DE	daily snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	12 years	46 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 811 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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Data for records on 1981-12-25: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	629
100 to 200	50
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	2