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Weather Records on 24 December 1985

685 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1985. Highest significance: Dupree, US.

Key Facts for 24 December 1985

  • On 24 December 1985, 685 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 189 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 658 daily.
  • Dupree set a daily record snow depth of 63.5 cm (25.0 in) on 24 December 1985.
  • Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 533 records.

Record Map

685 stations
Weather records on 24 December 1985 685 station records on 24 December 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
685 station records on 24 December 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 24 December 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
DupreeUnited StatesRecord snow depth63.5 cm (25.0 in)59 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 8 NUnited StatesRecord snow depth63.5 cm (25.0 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Ocotlan de MorelosMexicoRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Camp CrookUnited StatesRecord snow depth43.2 cm (17.0 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
SelbyUnited StatesRecord snow depth50.8 cm (20.0 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSWUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Glad Valley 2 WUnited StatesRecord snow depth68.6 cm (27.0 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
BrittonUnited StatesRecord snow depth83.8 cm (33.0 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Boqueirao Do PatuBrazilRecord daily precipitation43.6 mm (1.7 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5EUnited StatesRecord snow depth38.1 cm (15.0 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NEUnited StatesRecord snow depth78.7 cm (31.0 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
AlbertvaleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Claire 4 NEUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
GraylingUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall21.6 cm (8.5 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Wellston Tippy DamUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do BarreiroBrazilRecord daily precipitation87.9 mm (3.5 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend APUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall24.1 cm (9.5 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Senador PompeuBrazilRecord daily precipitation49.0 mm (1.9 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Fruholmen FyrNorwayRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
CotonouBeninRecord high maximum temperature36.4 C (97.5 F)43 of 100 (Notable)
LunawannaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint-Germain-Les-BellesFranceRecord daily precipitation42.5 mm (1.7 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SEUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
WindsorUnited StatesRecord snow depth22.9 cm (9.0 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State HospUnited StatesRecord snow depth35.6 cm (14.0 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
LeadUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall34.3 cm (13.5 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp FarmUnited StatesRecord snow depth68.6 cm (27.0 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
DownievilleUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)39 of 100 (Notable)
SterlingUnited StatesRecord snow depth22.9 cm (9.0 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 3 NEUnited StatesRecord snow depth63.5 cm (25.0 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
MercedUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)38 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy CtrUnited StatesRecord snow depth27.9 cm (11.0 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
LisbonUnited StatesRecord snow depth43.2 cm (17.0 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NWUnited StatesRecord snow depth50.8 cm (20.0 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Key West NASUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation58.9 mm (2.3 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital APUnited StatesRecord snow depth55.9 cm (22.0 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
LeadUnited StatesRecord snow depth81.3 cm (32.0 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
RedlandsUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)35 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSWUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall16.5 cm (6.5 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington SpringsUnited StatesRecord snow depth38.1 cm (15.0 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)35 of 100 (Notable)
JacobinaBrazilRecord daily precipitation75.2 mm (3.0 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Houghton Lake 6 WSWUnited StatesRecord snow depth33.0 cm (13.0 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
KentUnited StatesRecord snow depth17.8 cm (7.0 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
UkiahUnited StatesRecord snow depth25.4 cm (10.0 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle ButteUnited StatesRecord snow depth68.6 cm (27.0 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
GettysburgUnited StatesRecord snow depth45.7 cm (18.0 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Dodgeville WwtpUnited StatesRecord snow depth40.6 cm (16.0 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
SibleyUnited StatesRecord snow depth33.0 cm (13.0 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Hale Loud DamUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Mobridge 2NNWUnited StatesRecord snow depth45.7 cm (18.0 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft YukonUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)33 of 100 (Routine)
Onida 4 NWUnited StatesRecord snow depth55.9 cm (22.0 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
LacrosseUnited StatesRecord snow depth15.2 cm (6.0 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Paradise RsUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)32 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord snow depth50.8 cm (20.0 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Areal (Granja Gabi)BrazilRecord daily precipitation76.0 mm (3.0 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Lupton 1SUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall14.5 cm (5.7 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
HettingerUnited StatesRecord snow depth43.2 cm (17.0 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
CuyamacaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

685 records
Records on 24 December 1985 by type Records set or tied on 24 December 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 169. 050100150200Highest daily maximum: 97Lowest daily maximum: 76Highest daily minimum: 92Lowest daily minimum: 42Heaviest daily rainfall: 149Heaviest daily snowfall: 60Deepest snow cover: 169Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 24 December 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 169.
Records on 24 December 1985 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum97
Lowest daily maximum76
Highest daily minimum92
Lowest daily minimum42
Heaviest daily rainfall149
Heaviest daily snowfall60
Deepest snow cover169
Records on 24 December 1985 by timescale Records on 24 December 1985 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 24, daily 658. 0200400600800all-time: 3monthly: 24daily: 658all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 24 December 1985 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 24, daily 658.
Records on 24 December 1985 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time3
monthly24
daily658

How Much Records Were Beaten By

533 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 December 1985 Margins by which the 533 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted. 02004006000 to 100: 475100 to 200: 43200 to 300: 10300 to 400: 3400 to 500: 20 to 100100 to 200200 to 300300 to 400400 to 500
Margins by which the 533 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 December 1985
MarginRecords
0 to 100475
100 to 20043
200 to 30010
300 to 4003
400 to 5002

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1985
Top 20 records on 24 December 1985 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 December 1985Dupree, USdaily snow depth63.5 cm (25.0 in)30.5 cm (12.0 in)58 years59 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1985Columbia 8 N, USdaily snow depth63.5 cm (25.0 in)33.0 cm (13.0 in)34 years53 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1985Ocotlan de Morelos, MXdaily rain28.7 mm (1.1 in)28.7 mm (1.1 in)62 years52 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1985Camp Crook, USdaily snow depth43.2 cm (17.0 in)20.3 cm (8.0 in)58 years52 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1985Selby, USdaily snow depth50.8 cm (20.0 in)25.4 cm (10.0 in)14 years50 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1985Houghton Lake 6 WSW, USdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)7.6 cm (3.0 in)68 years49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1985Glad Valley 2 W, USdaily snow depth68.6 cm (27.0 in)33.0 cm (13.0 in)34 years49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1985Britton, USdaily snow depth83.8 cm (33.0 in)43.2 cm (17.0 in)4 years48 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1985Boqueirao Do Patu, BRdaily rain43.6 mm (1.7 in)39.6 mm (1.6 in)22 years47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1985Mitchell 5E, USdaily snow depth38.1 cm (15.0 in)27.9 cm (11.0 in)2 years47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1985Redig 11 NE, USdaily snow depth78.7 cm (31.0 in)43.1 cm (17.0 in)2 years47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1985Albertvale, ZAdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)80 years46 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1985Eau Claire 4 NE, USdaily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)20.3 cm (8.0 in)2 years46 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1985Grayling, USdaily snowfall21.6 cm (8.5 in)8.9 cm (3.5 in)52 years46 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1985Wellston Tippy Dam, USdaily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)10.1 cm (4.0 in)64 years46 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1985Sao Jose Do Barreiro, BRdaily rain87.9 mm (3.5 in)51.6 mm (2.0 in)19 years45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1985S Bend AP, USdaily snowfall24.1 cm (9.5 in)6.3 cm (2.5 in)78 years45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1985Senador Pompeu, BRdaily rain49.0 mm (1.9 in)34.0 mm (1.3 in)42 years44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1985Fruholmen Fyr, NOdaily rain25.9 mm (1.0 in)16.2 mm (0.6 in)18 years44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1985Cotonou, BJdaily high max36.4 C (97.5 F)3.2 C (5.8 F)40 years43 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 1985
Records on 12-24 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1985. 1985 had 685 records. 02,0004,0006,0001793: 21806: 21825: 21835: 11836: 11852: 11857: 11864: 21870: 41871: 11872: 11874: 11876: 11877: 11878: 41880: 11881: 11883: 11884: 21889: 21892: 11893: 21894: 31895: 21896: 31898: 91899: 11900: 21901: 91902: 31903: 51904: 91905: 71906: 261907: 121908: 21909: 681910: 381911: 131912: 331913: 291914: 591915: 511916: 241917: 251918: 951919: 2001920: 431921: 1421922: 821923: 1181924: 3691925: 1001926: 1261927: 811928: 1671929: 2371930: 951931: 1,0451932: 8491933: 4781934: 1781935: 2251936: 4201937: 2021938: 1571939: 1781940: 5751941: 5891942: 5191943: 6371944: 3001945: 5461946: 2451947: 3701948: 7561949: 2201950: 6331951: 5251952: 2771953: 5121954: 2311955: 1,3341956: 2951957: 4691958: 2051959: 3391960: 6381961: 4151962: 7411963: 1,1911964: 1,7251965: 7661966: 6621967: 6631968: 9461969: 8651970: 7411971: 5431972: 2821973: 6411974: 7931975: 6951976: 5811977: 9521978: 5321979: 1,1001980: 8561981: 7701982: 1,6991983: 5,0321984: 5681985: 6851986: 7361987: 1,3291988: 7121989: 2,5891990: 2,2281991: 6631992: 4641993: 5771994: 9591995: 1,2851996: 1,2871997: 1,1521998: 9161999: 1,1342000: 7072001: 7442002: 1,0562003: 7792004: 1,0992005: 1,1582006: 9252007: 5332008: 7272009: 1,6632010: 1,3162011: 5042012: 8182013: 8662014: 9102015: 2,4382016: 5932017: 5102018: 2082019: 5652020: 3952021: 1,0122022: 1,3342023: 1,3472024: 4672025: 2,2061793188119051921193719531969198520012017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1985. 1985 had 685 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-24 in each year
YearRecords
17932
18062
18252
18351
18361
18521
18571
18642
18704
18711
18721
18741
18761
18771
18784
18801
18811
18831
18842
18892
18921
18932
18943
18952
18963
18989
18991
19002
19019
19023
19035
19049
19057
190626
190712
19082
190968
191038
191113
191233
191329
191459
191551
191624
191725
191895
1919200
192043
1921142
192282
1923118
1924369
1925100
1926126
192781
1928167
1929237
193095
19311,045
1932849
1933478
1934178
1935225
1936420
1937202
1938157
1939178
1940575
1941589
1942519
1943637
1944300
1945546
1946245
1947370
1948756
1949220
1950633
1951525
1952277
1953512
1954231
19551,334
1956295
1957469
1958205
1959339
1960638
1961415
1962741
19631,191
19641,725
1965766
1966662
1967663
1968946
1969865
1970741
1971543
1972282
1973641
1974793
1975695
1976581
1977952
1978532
19791,100
1980856
1981770
19821,699
19835,032
1984568
1985685
1986736
19871,329
1988712
19892,589
19902,228
1991663
1992464
1993577
1994959
19951,285
19961,287
19971,152
1998916
19991,134
2000707
2001744
20021,056
2003779
20041,099
20051,158
2006925
2007533
2008727
20091,663
20101,316
2011504
2012818
2013866
2014910
20152,438
2016593
2017510
2018208
2019565
2020395
20211,012
20221,334
20231,347
2024467
20252,206

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-16).