Weather Records on 25 December 2007

498 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 2007. Highest significance: Calvinia, ZA.

Key Facts for 25 December 2007

On 25 December 2007, 498 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
196 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 487 daily.
Calvinia set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 25 December 2007.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 548 records.

Record Map

498 stations

498 station records on 25 December 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Calvinia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Vernal	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Albin	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Christmas Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcamilpa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuatenco	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rossville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rockypoint 7NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Covert	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grant 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ephraim	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtlahuacan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bruslee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Real del Monte	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Wilson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaque Raymond Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sykeston	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belknap Springs 8 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hohhot	China	Record high minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grebbestad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Magnitogorsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jensen	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Naze	Japan	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Tomas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lysekil_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh 8 SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tensleep 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Auvergne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ouray 4NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Magowra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Xigaze	China	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record high maximum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leona Vicario	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maybell	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mullewa	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.0 C (107.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

498 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 46.

Records on 25 December 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	46

Records on 25 December 2007 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 9, daily 487.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

388 broken records

Margins by which the 388 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 2007

Top 20 records on 25 December 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 2007	Calvinia, ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
25 December 2007	Vernal, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	58 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2007	Balfes Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2007	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	112 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2007	Albin, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2007	Ravenswood Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	116 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2007	Coloso, PR	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2007	Christmas Creek Station, AU	monthly rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2007	Ixcamilpa (Cfe), MX	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2007	Newton, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2007	Robe Comparison, AU	daily low min	7.6 C (45.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	117 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2007	Ahuatenco, MX	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2007	Heden, SE	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2007	Rossville, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2007	Beowawe, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2007	Rockypoint 7NNE, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	65 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2007	Ardmore 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	65 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2007	Blue Range, AU	daily rain	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2007	Parnu, EE	daily high min	2.0 C (35.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	94 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2007	Lichinga, MZ	daily low min	12.1 C (53.8 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	44 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 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2007. 2007 had 498 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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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	357
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1