Weather Records on 24 December 1987

1,329 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1987. Highest significance: Gogo Station, AU.

Key Facts for 24 December 1987

On 24 December 1987, 1,329 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
462 were record highs and 232 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 71 monthly and 1,253 daily.
Gogo Station set a monthly record daily precipitation of 187.0 mm (7.4 in) on 24 December 1987.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 528 records.

Record Map

1,329 stations

1,329 station records on 24 December 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Ruby Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Riverdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Glen Mervyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kokardine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ardath	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Westonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ballidu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Karlgarin Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Manjimup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hartwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pingaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Burakin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hyden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Maybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Horseshoe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Armadale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Doodenanning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Booralee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wagin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock AP Adams Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Boscabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Koorikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Codg Codgen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Madden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Greenmount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Skwentna	United States	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Green Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Shackleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Breakell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mission 14 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Margaret River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Churchman Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burracoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bendering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Graham Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Baandee North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Casuarina Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wialcutting	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
El Vergel (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lybrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Darkan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
The Granites	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canaan Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,329 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 218, Lowest daily maximum 171, Highest daily minimum 244, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 476, Heaviest daily snowfall 120, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 24 December 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	218
Lowest daily maximum	171
Highest daily minimum	244
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	476
Heaviest daily snowfall	120
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 24 December 1987 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 71, daily 1,253.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,115 broken records

Margins by which the 1,115 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 1987

Top 20 records on 24 December 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1987	Gogo Station, AU	monthly rain	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	55 years	74 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1987	Ruby Plains, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1987	Riverdale, AU	monthly rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1987	Glen Mervyn, AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1987	Kokardine, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1987	Ardath, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1987	Westonia, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1987	Ballidu, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1987	Jarrahdale, AU	monthly rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1987	Karlgarin Hill, AU	monthly rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1987	Manjimup, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1987	Hartwood, AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1987	Pingaring, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1987	Burakin, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1987	Hyden, AU	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1987	Maybrook, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1987	Mitchell 2 N, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1987	Quanbun Downs, AU	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1987	Greenbushes, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1987	Horseshoe, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1987. 1987 had 1,329 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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Data for records on 1987-12-24: 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 100	1,080
100 to 200	32
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1