Weather Records on 25 December 2003

561 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 2003. Highest significance: W Pt, US.

Key Facts for 25 December 2003

On 25 December 2003, 561 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
277 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 545 daily.
W Pt set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 25 December 2003.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 547 records.

Record Map

561 stations

561 station records on 25 December 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ensenada 1 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Salt Lake City Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tanami Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maricao Fish Hatchery	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kuri Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.2 mm (7.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orderville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cody 12SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Markleeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fresno Yosemite Intl	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Aero	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palpan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tanhuato (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Daandine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Legune	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Normandy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Siwa	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ringwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ojo de Agua	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sorve	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cuautla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Xul	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gruidora	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morawa	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.5 C (110.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago Yeche	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tajshet	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Preston: Moor Park	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cygnet Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cahuacan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maksimovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

561 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 136, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 161, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 25 December 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	136
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 25 December 2003 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 545.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

444 broken records

Margins by which the 444 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 2003

Top 20 records on 25 December 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 2003	W Pt, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2003	Sturt Creek, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2003	Ensenada 1 W, PR	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2003	Ely AP, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2003	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2003	Salt Lake City Intl AP, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2003	Tanami Downs, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2003	Stanley, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	81 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2003	Millington 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2003	Maricao Fish Hatchery, PR	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2003	Durham, GB	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2003	Kuri Bay, AU	daily rain	179.2 mm (7.1 in)	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2003	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	109 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2003	Gladwin, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2003	Storrs, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	109 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2003	Orono, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2003	Elizabeth, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2003	Orderville, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2003	Cody 12SE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2003	Markleeville, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	81 years	37 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2003. 2003 had 561 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 2003-12-25: 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 20	416
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1