Weather Records on 25 December 2002

960 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 2002. Highest significance: Delhi 2 SE, US.

Key Facts for 25 December 2002

On 25 December 2002, 960 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
165 were record highs and 258 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 917 daily.
Delhi 2 SE set an all-time record daily snowfall of 78.7 cm (31.0 in) on 25 December 2002.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 545 records.

Record Map

960 stations

960 station records on 25 December 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Sidell 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Palatka	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Elsberry 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Donegal 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Back Bay Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon Spring NWS	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Portland 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wongawol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
High Point Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Margaret River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Muncie Delaware Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford City 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Indianapolis SE Side	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester Airport 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.8 cm (19.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Celina 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canisteo 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Smiths Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goomeri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Millmerran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

960 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 131, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 127, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 225, Deepest snow cover 123.

Records on 25 December 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	131
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	127
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	225
Deepest snow cover	123

Records on 25 December 2002 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 33, daily 917.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

811 broken records

Margins by which the 811 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 2002

Top 20 records on 25 December 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 2002	Delhi 2 SE, US	all-time snowfall	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	76 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
25 December 2002	Bartow 1SE, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2002	Sidell 4N, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	87 years	72 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2002	Palatka, US	monthly rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	62 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2002	York 3 SSW Pump STN, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	100 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2002	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	99 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2002	Ft Pierce, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2002	Elsberry 1 S, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2002	Donegal 2 NW, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2002	Back Bay Wr, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2002	Sparta 1 W, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2002	Charleston, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2002	Delhi 2 SE, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2002	Alta, US	all-time rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2002	Vandalia, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2002	Weldon Spring NWS, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2002	Delhi 2 SE, US	monthly snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2002	Cleveland, US	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2002	Mtn Lake, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2002	Mattoon, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2002. 2002 had 960 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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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	655
50 to 100	87
100 to 150	49
150 to 200	15
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1