Weather Records on 24 December 2000

707 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 2000. Highest significance: Milwaukee Mitchell AP, US.

Key Facts for 24 December 2000

On 24 December 2000, 707 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 170 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 73 monthly and 632 daily.
Milwaukee Mitchell AP set a daily record snow depth of 68.6 cm (27.0 in) on 24 December 2000.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 532 records.

Record Map

707 stations

707 station records on 24 December 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milwaukee Mitchell AP	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Daly River Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Flint Fcwos	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Cepet	France	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bedourie Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Headingly Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waukon 3NNE	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Peru	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lapeer Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nappa Merrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kitamiesashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oelwein 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Austral Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nice	France	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lacon	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leon 6 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vigra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kewanee 1E	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montague Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon UNIV Mo - SW Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Park Forest Water	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tarraleah Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Naranjal (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

707 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 116, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 250.

Records on 24 December 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	116
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	250

Records on 24 December 2000 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 73, daily 632.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

494 broken records

Margins by which the 494 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 2000

Top 20 records on 24 December 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 2000	Milwaukee Mitchell AP, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2000	Houghton Lake 6 WSW, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2000	Hickman, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2000	Osceola, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2000	Daly River Mission, AU	daily rain	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2000	Greenville, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2000	Flint Fcwos, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2000	Cap Cepet, FR	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2000	Prairie du Chien, US	monthly snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	90 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2000	Bedourie Police Station, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2000	Toledo 3N, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2000	Gull Lake Biological STN, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2000	Williamston 3NE, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2000	Headingly Station, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2000	Palestine, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2000	Waukon 3NNE, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2000	Superior, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2000	Peru, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2000	Lapeer Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2000	Hancock Exp Farm, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 years	45 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2000. 2000 had 707 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	388
50 to 100	55
100 to 150	27
150 to 200	16
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1