Weather Records on 24 December 1986

736 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1986. Highest significance: Jefferson 2 E, US.

Key Facts for 24 December 1986

On 24 December 1986, 736 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
149 were record highs and 161 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 713 daily.
Jefferson 2 E set a daily record precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 24 December 1986.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 532 records.

Record Map

736 stations

736 station records on 24 December 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wauchula	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Langley AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boyds 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfather Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Toxaway 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salem 5 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lentekhi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ochoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury-Wicomico Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ninety Nine Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Schikfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tye Rvr 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monsenhor Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hartebeespoort-Agrc.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vienna	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gagrskiy	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Javier	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rosman	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Galax Radio Wbrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Reagan Natl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford Hydro STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Patterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gaffney 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glendale Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Union 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerton 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Casar	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Suffolk Lake Kilby	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haisy	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

736 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 378, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 24 December 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	378
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 24 December 1986 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 21, daily 713.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

654 broken records

Margins by which the 654 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1986

Top 20 records on 24 December 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1986	Jefferson 2 E, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1986	Wauchula, US	monthly rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1986	Monterey, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1986	Hopewell, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1986	La Plata 1 W, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1986	Langley AFB, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1986	Warsaw 2 NW, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1986	Mtn Lake, US	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1986	W Pt 2 NW, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1986	Marion, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1986	Boyds 2 NW, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1986	Grandfather Mtn, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1986	Lake Toxaway 2 SW, US	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1986	Salem 5 NNE, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1986	Lentekhi, GE	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1986	Rockville 1 NE, US	monthly rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1986	Ochoa, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1986	Clayton 1 SSW, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1986	Salisbury-Wicomico Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1986	Franklin, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	109 years	44 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1986. 1986 had 736 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1986-12-24: 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 25	573
25 to 50	68
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1