Weather Records on 24 December 2010

1,316 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 2010. Highest significance: Poronajsk, RU.

Key Facts for 24 December 2010

On 24 December 2010, 1,316 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
219 were record highs and 435 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 21 were all-time records, 102 monthly and 1,193 daily.
Poronajsk set a daily record precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 24 December 2010.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 528 records.

Record Map

1,316 stations

1,316 station records on 24 December 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Schinnen	Netherlands	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Vaals	Netherlands	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Essen-Bredeney	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Echt	Netherlands	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Erfde	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Stein (L)	Netherlands	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Melle	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wuppertal-Buchenhofen	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ijsselsteyn (L)	Netherlands	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Heibloem (L)	Netherlands	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Allison	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Valkenburg (L)	Netherlands	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ubachsberg	Netherlands	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Haamstede	Netherlands	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Noordgouwe	Netherlands	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Venray	Netherlands	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
West Beemster	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Schaesberg	Netherlands	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gendringen	Netherlands	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Noorbeek	Netherlands	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Phuket	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lemland Nyhamn	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilhelminadorp-1	Netherlands	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oirschot	Netherlands	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gilman	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cargoon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sevenum	Netherlands	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Deurne	Netherlands	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-24.3 C (-11.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Breskens	Netherlands	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Enschede	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brouwershaven	Netherlands	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stramproy	Netherlands	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,316 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 235, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 200, Heaviest daily rainfall 217, Heaviest daily snowfall 98, Deepest snow cover 347.

Records on 24 December 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	235
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	200
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	98
Deepest snow cover	347

Records on 24 December 2010 by timescale: all-time 21, monthly 102, daily 1,193.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,102 broken records

Margins by which the 1,102 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 2010

Top 20 records on 24 December 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 2010	Poronajsk, RU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2010	Schinnen, NL	all-time snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	25 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2010	Vaals, NL	all-time snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	54 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2010	Essen-Bredeney, DE	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2010	Echt, NL	all-time snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	31 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2010	Erfde, DE	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2010	Stein (L), NL	all-time snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2010	Kurilsk, RU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2010	Lake Mills, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2010	Coreena, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2010	Melle, DE	daily snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2010	Wuppertal-Buchenhofen, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2010	Ijsselsteyn (L), NL	all-time snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2010	Montgomery, US	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2010	Heibloem (L), NL	monthly snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	1 year	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2010	Allison, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	93 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2010	McGill, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2010	Mason City Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2010	Roermond, NL	all-time snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2010	Valkenburg (L), NL	all-time snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	54 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2010. 2010 had 1,316 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 50	923
50 to 100	120
100 to 150	40
150 to 200	12
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1