Weather Records on 25 December 2001

515 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 2001. Highest significance: Petoskey, US.

Key Facts for 25 December 2001

On 25 December 2001, 515 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
133 were record highs and 200 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 484 daily.
Petoskey set a monthly record daily snowfall of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 25 December 2001.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 548 records.

Record Map

515 stations

515 station records on 25 December 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eberbach/Neckar	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ikerasassuaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Merklingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Germany	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tekirdag	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-24.9 C (-12.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Isla Aguada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zamora	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nilchi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santander/Parayas	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Schluchtern-Herolz	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Muncheberg	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged (Aut)	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-24.9 C (-12.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Diredawa	Ethiopia	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hornisgrinde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Molina de Aragon	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mainhardt-Ziegelbronn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Painesville 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Voru	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.6 C (-30.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waldsassen	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ogulin	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Linguere	Senegal	Record high maximum temperature	40.8 C (105.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reus/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mazanovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tamanrasset	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Iturbide	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cherry Valley Dam	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ohringen	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Soledad Nueva	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Hermanos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Isit	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-22.6 C (-8.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnodar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Podor	Senegal	Record high maximum temperature	39.7 C (103.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

515 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 142, Heaviest daily rainfall 130, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 25 December 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	142
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 25 December 2001 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 28, daily 484.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

422 broken records

Margins by which the 422 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 458.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 2001

Top 20 records on 25 December 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 2001	Petoskey, US	monthly snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	104 years	72 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2001	Homer AP, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2001	Seward AP, US	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2001	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	45.8 cm (18.0 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2001	Passau-Maierhof, DE	daily snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	113 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 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)
25 December 2001	Hesperia 4 WNW, US	monthly snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	3.1 cm (1.2 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2001	Ikerasassuaq, GL	daily high max	9.7 C (49.5 F)	7.6 C (13.7 F)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2001	Xochitlan Todos Santos, MX	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2001	Merklingen, DE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2001	East London, ZA	monthly low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2001	Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen, DE	daily snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2001	Tekirdag, TR	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2001	Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU	all-time high max	36.0 C (96.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2001	Garden Valley, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2001	Szeged, HU	monthly low min	-24.9 C (-12.8 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2001	Isla Aguada, MX	monthly rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2001	Zamora, ES	monthly low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2001	Nilchi, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2001	Santander/Parayas, ES	all-time low min	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	40 years	36 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 515 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 2001-12-25: 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	416
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1