Weather Records on 24 December 1984

568 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1984. Highest significance: Lifjell, NO.

Key Facts for 24 December 1984

On 24 December 1984, 568 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
149 were record highs and 264 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 545 daily.
Lifjell set a daily record precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 24 December 1984.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 533 records.

Record Map

568 stations

568 station records on 24 December 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Obrestad Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Deep Springs College	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zuur Anys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilhelmina Rise 721	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haiwee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lista Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haiwee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sebewaing	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Direction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sola	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Puebla (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lindesnes Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deadwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Van Staadens (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tabankulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Range	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lovell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cezu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cadillac	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Esashi	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tepatitlan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Slatteroy Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salina	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record low minimum temperature	-32.7 C (-26.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kashi	China	Record low maximum temperature	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bombana (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Blas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Urakawa	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bombana (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-16.3 C (2.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hukipo 945	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woolabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jixi	China	Record low maximum temperature	-22.3 C (-8.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kuqa	China	Record low maximum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Suttsu	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Calvillo (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Forse	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

568 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 150, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 88, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 24 December 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	150
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	88
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 24 December 1984 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 20, daily 545.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

459 broken records

Margins by which the 459 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1984

Top 20 records on 24 December 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1984	Lifjell, NO	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1984	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	83 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1984	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1984	Obrestad Fyr, NO	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1984	Deep Springs College, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1984	Torungen Fyr, NO	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1984	Grass Range, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1984	Zuur Anys, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1984	Wilhelmina Rise 721, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1984	Haiwee, US	all-time low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1984	Deseret, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1984	Eagle, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1984	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1984	Lista Fyr, NO	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1984	Haiwee, US	daily low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1984	Hermosa 3 SSW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1984	Trona, US	all-time low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1984	Warren, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1984	Sebewaing, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1984	Fort Direction, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	34 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1984. 1984 had 568 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 50	439
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1