Weather Records on 24 December 2001

744 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 2001. Highest significance: Skagway, US.

Key Facts for 24 December 2001

On 24 December 2001, 744 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 287 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 711 daily.
Skagway set a daily record precipitation of 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 24 December 2001.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 532 records.

Record Map

744 stations

744 station records on 24 December 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Skagway	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Schluchtern-Herolz	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuk	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eberbach/Neckar	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ikerasassuaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-26.5 C (-15.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coffs Harbour Mo	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beerfelden	Germany	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zuara	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gurabo Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madeline Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Puntilla	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heidenheim/Brenz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-28.5 C (-19.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Molina de Aragon	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hannover	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Schmelz-Huttersdorf	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Capitan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hofheim	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.2 C (-4.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig-Gliesmarode	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	52.1 cm (20.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Turi	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eberbach/Neckar	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muhldorf	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-23.5 C (-10.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zwieselberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Neudenau	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.7 C (-1.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Reimlingen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Daroca	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-24.3 C (-11.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eppingen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

744 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 226, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 70.

Records on 24 December 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	226
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	70

Records on 24 December 2001 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 33, daily 711.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

629 broken records

Margins by which the 629 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 2001

Top 20 records on 24 December 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 2001	Skagway, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	71 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2001	Dutch Harbor, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2001	Hiddensee-Vitte, DE	monthly snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2001	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2001	Haines AP, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2001	Hastings, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	99 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2001	Brule Rs, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2001	Schluchtern-Herolz, DE	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2001	Nuuk, GL	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2001	Tasiilaq, GL	daily high max	8.2 C (46.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2001	Eberbach/Neckar, DE	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2001	Osijek, HR	daily low min	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	95 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2001	Weissenburg, DE	daily low min	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	121 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2001	Regensburg, DE	daily low min	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	121 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2001	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2001	Xochitlan Todos Santos, MX	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2001	Ikerasassuaq, GL	daily high max	9.9 C (49.8 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2001	Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen, DE	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2001	Isabela Substn, PR	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2001	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily low min	-26.5 C (-15.7 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	78 years	39 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2001. 2001 had 744 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 100	616
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1