Weather Records on 24 December 2005

1,158 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 2005. Highest significance: Khartoum, SD.

Key Facts for 24 December 2005

On 24 December 2005, 1,158 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
836 were record highs and 108 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,126 daily.
Khartoum set a daily record precipitation of 70.1 mm (2.8 in) on 24 December 2005.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 529 records.

Record Map

1,158 stations

1,158 station records on 24 December 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.6 mm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Naselle 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tenango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wauna 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zaragoza	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Broome Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palm Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elma	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alvundfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ewing	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,158 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 375, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 461, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 200, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 24 December 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	375
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	461
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 24 December 2005 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 29, daily 1,126.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

884 broken records

Margins by which the 884 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 2005

Top 20 records on 24 December 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 2005	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2005	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2005	Bambaroo, AU	daily rain	140.6 mm (5.5 in)	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2005	Turlock #2, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2005	Naselle 2 ENE, US	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2005	Tenango, MX	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2005	Taos, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	99 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2005	Princeton, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	109 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2005	Kent, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2005	Hatton 9 SE, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	86 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2005	Gothenburg, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	110 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2005	Wauna 3 W, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2005	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2005	Crete 4ESE, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2005	Aberdeen, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2005	Buffalo, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2005	Bidyadanga, AU	daily high max	46.7 C (116.1 F)	8.7 C (15.7 F)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2005	Saint Paul, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2005	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	109 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2005	Colonia Morelos, MX	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	40 years	41 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2005. 2005 had 1,158 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 20	863
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1