Weather Records on 24 December 2007

533 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 2007. Highest significance: Tower 2S, US.

Key Facts for 24 December 2007

On 24 December 2007, 533 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
178 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 526 daily.
Tower 2S set a daily record snowfall of 16.5 cm (6.5 in) on 24 December 2007.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 534 records.

Record Map

533 stations

533 station records on 24 December 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Calliope Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Vernal	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cardowan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Falls 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winona Dam 5 A	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cascadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Annanvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Wing	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cashton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dunbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kakinada	India	Record high maximum temperature	32.9 C (91.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Matfield Green	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kitoi Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Foster Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ephraim	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saxon 1WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camel Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Callemondah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rowanlea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Powder River #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mulege	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jensen	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Euleilah Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hokitika Aerodrome	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Red Wing Dam 3	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spirit Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Point Hicks (Lighthouse)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boundary Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Strathtay Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Larcom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lovandee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zacoalco de Torres	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spirit Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gadag	India	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sivas	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

533 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 24 December 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 24 December 2007 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 526.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

421 broken records

Margins by which the 421 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 2007

Top 20 records on 24 December 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 2007	Tower 2S, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	106 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2007	Calliope Station, AU	daily rain	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2007	Vernal, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2007	Wisconsin Rapids, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	92 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2007	Solon Springs, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	100 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2007	Ravenswood Post Office, AU	monthly rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2007	Raglan, AU	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2007	Oxford, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2007	Miriam Vale, AU	daily rain	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2007	Cardowan, AU	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2007	Moorcroft 3S, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	97 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2007	Valley Falls 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2007	Winona Dam 5 A, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2007	Cascadia, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2007	Annanvale, AU	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2007	Rangely 1E, US	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2007	Chilly Barton Flat, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2007	Ola, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2007	Greenville 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	2.1 cm (0.8 in)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2007	Port Wing, US	daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	16.7 cm (6.6 in)	5 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 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2007. 2007 had 533 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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Data for records on 2007-12-24: 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	376
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1