Weather Records on 24 December 2004

1,099 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 2004. Highest significance: Anderson 1 N, US.

Key Facts for 24 December 2004

On 24 December 2004, 1,099 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
193 were record highs and 382 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 1,022 daily.
Anderson 1 N set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 24 December 2004.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 530 records.

Record Map

1,099 stations

1,099 station records on 24 December 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
English	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yorktown	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
N Vernon 2 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Isa Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chardon	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coolatai (Willunga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Windham 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arizona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rough Rvr Lake	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gail	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Post	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Evansville Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carsland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Landskrona_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
P-Ranch South Place	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bernie	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tatum	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hostotipaquillo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Granada Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornstorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,099 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 226, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 156, Heaviest daily rainfall 335, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 148.

Records on 24 December 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	226
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	156
Heaviest daily rainfall	335
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	148

Records on 24 December 2004 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 61, daily 1,022.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

861 broken records

Margins by which the 861 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 2004

Top 20 records on 24 December 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 2004	Anderson 1 N, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	89 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2004	Henderson 8 SSW, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2004	Anderson 1 N, US	monthly snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	108 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2004	English, US	all-time snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	6 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2004	Hawley 1 E, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	104 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2004	Columbus, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2004	Gravesend Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	83 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2004	Pocahontas 1, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2004	Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2004	West Leichhardt Station, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	98 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2004	Newburgh L&D, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2004	Shelbyville Sewage Plt, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2004	Yorktown, US	all-time snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2004	Liberty 3 SSE, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2004	Paducah, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2004	N Vernon 2 ESE, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2004	Upper Sandusky, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2004	Mount Isa Mine, AU	daily rain	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2004	Bay City Wtr Wks, US	all-time snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2004	Northfield, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	94 years	55 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2004. 2004 had 1,099 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	826
100 to 200	29
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1