Weather Records on 25 December 1996

1,562 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 1996. Highest significance: Dayton 1 WSW, US.

Key Facts for 25 December 1996

On 25 December 1996, 1,562 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
250 were record highs and 741 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 24 were all-time records, 98 monthly and 1,440 daily.
Dayton 1 WSW set an all-time record daily snowfall of 44.5 cm (17.5 in) on 25 December 1996.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 541 records.

Record Map

1,562 stations

1,562 station records on 25 December 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Heart Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pervomaisk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kamiah	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Faith	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Livingston 12 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.7 cm (12.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aurland	Norway	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Darby	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville	United States	Record daily snowfall	42.9 cm (16.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Potomac	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burgess Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsall 8 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yakabindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Drummond Aviation	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Rushmore Nmem	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnaja Poljana	Russia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,562 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 474, Highest daily minimum 111, Lowest daily minimum 267, Heaviest daily rainfall 235, Heaviest daily snowfall 117, Deepest snow cover 219.

Records on 25 December 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	474
Highest daily minimum	111
Lowest daily minimum	267
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	117
Deepest snow cover	219

Records on 25 December 1996 by timescale: all-time 24, monthly 98, daily 1,440.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,311 broken records

Margins by which the 1,311 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 585.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 1996

Top 20 records on 25 December 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 1996	Dayton 1 WSW, US	all-time snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	80 years	75 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1996	Heart Mtn, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	4 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1996	Bozeman Montana State UNIV, US	monthly snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1996	Pervomaisk, UA	all-time rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1996	Kamiah, US	monthly snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1996	Faith, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1996	Gillette 3SE, US	all-time snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1996	Livingston 12 S, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1996	Butte Bert Mooney AP, US	monthly snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1996	Bozeman Montana State UNIV, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1996	Buffalo, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1996	Missoula Intl AP, US	monthly snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1996	Newport, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1996	Butte Bert Mooney AP, US	daily snowfall	30.7 cm (12.1 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	25 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1996	Coloso, PR	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1996	Mystic Lake, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1996	Aurland, NO	daily snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1996	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	103 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1996	Darby, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1996	Livingston AP, US	daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	26.1 cm (10.3 in)	31 years	53 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1996. 1996 had 1,562 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 1996-12-25: 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	1,237
100 to 200	48
200 to 300	19
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1