Weather Records on 24 December 2008

727 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 2008. Highest significance: Eagle Nest, US.

Key Facts for 24 December 2008

On 24 December 2008, 727 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 683 daily.
Eagle Nest set a daily record snow depth of 53.3 cm (21.0 in) on 24 December 2008.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 532 records.

Record Map

727 stations

727 station records on 24 December 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eagle Nest	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Portland Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Haskins Dam	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek Dam	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Altoona 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
St John	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Smith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whitman Mission	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Katherine Aviation Museum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lacrosse	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Broome Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Picabo	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Naselle 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Packwood	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mataranka Homestead Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Flint 7W	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Idleyld Park 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Thangoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St John	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Murray	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Martin U of T Branch Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
John Glenn Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Palma/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tenerife/Los Rodeos	Spain	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorville 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Doyles Creek (Wood Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Otis	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glorieta	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Lexington 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Allis	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiah	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

727 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 101, Deepest snow cover 215.

Records on 24 December 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	101
Deepest snow cover	215

Records on 24 December 2008 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 40, daily 683.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

563 broken records

Margins by which the 563 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 534.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 2008

Top 20 records on 24 December 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 2008	Eagle Nest, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2008	Portland Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2008	Quilcene 2 SW, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	87 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2008	Haskins Dam, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2008	Mill Creek Dam, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	53.4 cm (21.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2008	Bidyadanga, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	100 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2008	Kenton, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2008	Altoona 3 W, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2008	St John, US	all-time snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2008	Port Smith, AU	daily rain	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2008	Beaver Dam, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2008	Whitman Mission, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2008	Pendleton, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2008	Katherine Aviation Museum, AU	daily rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2008	Arlington, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2008	Kewaunee, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	99 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2008	Lacrosse, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2008	Broome Airport, AU	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2008	Picabo, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2008	Clearbrook, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	81 years	50 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2008. 2008 had 727 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	493
100 to 200	52
200 to 300	13
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	2