Weather Records on 25 December 2008

768 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 2008. Highest significance: Arco, US.

Key Facts for 25 December 2008

On 25 December 2008, 768 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
206 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 713 daily.
Arco set a monthly record daily snowfall of 71.1 cm (28.0 in) on 25 December 2008.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 546 records.

Record Map

768 stations

768 station records on 25 December 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arco	United States	Record daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bullita	Australia	Record daily precipitation	214.0 mm (8.4 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Mina	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Bremerton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
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	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Idaho Falls 16 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Clatskanie	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wasco	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
McDermitt	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Idaho Falls 16 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Haskins Dam	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Branch Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wapato	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Flint 7W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lacrosse	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Idleyld Park 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arco	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mather	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls 46 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Keno	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pullman 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Rvr Vly - Orovada 26NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hungry Horse Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cougar 6 E	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flemingsburg 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gunlock Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Packwood	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

768 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 179, Heaviest daily snowfall 114, Deepest snow cover 186.

Records on 25 December 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	114
Deepest snow cover	186

Records on 25 December 2008 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 49, daily 713.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

573 broken records

Margins by which the 573 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 2008

Top 20 records on 25 December 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 2008	Arco, US	monthly snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	77 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
25 December 2008	Bullita, AU	all-time rain	214.0 mm (8.4 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	78 years	79 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2008	Mina, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	95 years	77 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2008	Bremerton, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	87 years	72 of 100 (Major)
25 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)
25 December 2008	Portland Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2008	Idaho Falls 16 SE, US	monthly rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2008	Clatskanie, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	71 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2008	Wasco, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	89 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2008	McDermitt, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	95 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2008	Idaho Falls 16 SE, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2008	Mancos 1SW, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	90 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2008	Adel, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2008	Idaho City, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	95 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2008	Haskins Dam, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2008	Pendleton Branch Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	75 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2008	Wapato, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2008	Kewaunee, US	monthly snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	98 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2008	Bradshaw Homestead, AU	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	98 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2008	Prospect 2 SW, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	92 years	54 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 768 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 2008-12-25: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 25 December 2008
Margin	Records
0 to 100	499
100 to 200	50
200 to 300	17
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	2