Weather Records on 25 December 2004

881 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 2004. Highest significance: Danevang 1 W, US.

Key Facts for 25 December 2004

On 25 December 2004, 881 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 400 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 55 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 767 daily.
Danevang 1 W set an all-time record daily snowfall of 26.7 cm (10.5 in) on 25 December 2004.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 545 records.

Record Map

881 stations

881 station records on 25 December 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Greensburg	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Alice	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Runge	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Prospect	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bikaner	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Fowlerton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Goliad 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Raymondville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Rockport	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Benavides #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Robstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Robstown	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Encinal	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Encinal	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fowlerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sherwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Karnes City 2N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dilley	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ringway	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brookport Dam 52	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson Springs	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
N Vernon 2 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Qulin	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aransas Wr	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Evansville Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Colo Heights (Mountain Pines)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Venice	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Whitsett	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Speaks 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rough Rvr Lake	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Welder Wildlife Foundation	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Copala	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

881 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 160, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 240, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 122.

Records on 25 December 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	160
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	240
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	122

Records on 25 December 2004 by timescale: all-time 55, monthly 59, daily 767.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

669 broken records

Margins by which the 669 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 2004

Top 20 records on 25 December 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 2004	Danevang 1 W, US	all-time snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	64 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
25 December 2004	Greensburg, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	95 years	78 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2004	Alice, US	all-time snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	109 years	77 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2004	Port Isabel, US	all-time snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	107 years	75 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2004	Runge, US	all-time snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	73 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2004	Prospect, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	75 years	71 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2004	Bikaner, IN	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	101 years	70 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2004	Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2004	Fowlerton, US	all-time snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	91 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2004	Goliad 1 E, US	all-time snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	55 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2004	Matagorda #2, US	all-time snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	78 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2004	Raymondville, US	all-time snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	94 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2004	Rockport, US	all-time snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2004	Benavides #2, US	all-time snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2004	Robstown, US	all-time snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	78 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2004	Robstown, US	all-time snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	82 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2004	Sarita 7 E, US	all-time snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	98 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2004	Columbus, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2004	Henderson 8 SSW, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	41 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2004	Encinal, US	all-time snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	78 years	62 of 100 (Major)

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 881 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 2004-12-25: 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 50	580
50 to 100	56
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1