Weather Records on 25 December 2000

902 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 2000. Highest significance: Friend 3E, US.

Key Facts for 25 December 2000

On 25 December 2000, 902 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
107 were record highs and 333 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 82 monthly and 817 daily.
Friend 3E set a daily record snow depth of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 25 December 2000.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 545 records.

Record Map

902 stations

902 station records on 25 December 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Friend 3E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Villanueva	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Muckaty	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Greenville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Helen Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Mitchell AP	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zavizan	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis 13 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frisco	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Park Forest Water	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waukon 3NNE	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon UNIV Mo - SW Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Peru	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yale 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis 13 N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Banka Banka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canadian	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leon 6 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oelwein 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Supply 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tennant Creek Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

902 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 136, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 197, Heaviest daily rainfall 130, Heaviest daily snowfall 71, Deepest snow cover 261.

Records on 25 December 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	136
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	197
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	71
Deepest snow cover	261

Records on 25 December 2000 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 82, daily 817.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

673 broken records

Margins by which the 673 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 2000

Top 20 records on 25 December 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 2000	Friend 3E, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2000	Apache, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	86 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2000	Villanueva, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2000	Muckaty, AU	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2000	Greenville, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	85 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2000	Bonham 3NNE, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	43 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2000	Superior, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	77 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2000	Palestine, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	74 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2000	Helen Springs, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2000	Hickman, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	3 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2000	Osceola, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2000	Milwaukee Mitchell AP, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2000	Zavizan, HR	all-time rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2000	Toledo 3N, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2000	Clovis 13 N, US	monthly snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2000	Watertown, US	daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	95 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2000	Frisco, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2000	Park Forest Water, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2000	Marion 2 N, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	85 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 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)

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 902 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 2000-12-25: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	557
50 to 100	69
100 to 150	28
150 to 200	13
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	1