Weather Records on 24 December 2012

818 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 2012. Highest significance: Burrinjuck Dam, AU.

Key Facts for 24 December 2012

On 24 December 2012, 818 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
342 were record highs and 179 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 794 daily.
Burrinjuck Dam set a daily record precipitation of 65.8 mm (2.6 in) on 24 December 2012.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 532 records.

Record Map

818 stations

818 station records on 24 December 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Marulan (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Koloa Mauka 994	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy Carbona	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hall (Lochleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Box Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pinedale	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Plymouth AWS	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Collector (Winderadeen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lasal Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Sal 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chumphon	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Homer 8 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Attunga (Tarana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dovland	Norway	Record snow depth	104.0 cm (40.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hartline	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pickle Keg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 20 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pirmasens	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dams	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taipak	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Abisko	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-26.4 C (-15.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dill's Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Havre AP ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Junin	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Border STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ceres Aero	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nizhne-Tambovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-44.1 C (-47.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Semjachik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lund	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

818 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 195, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 71, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 24 December 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	195
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	71
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 24 December 2012 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 19, daily 794.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

712 broken records

Margins by which the 712 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 470.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 2012

Top 20 records on 24 December 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 2012	Burrinjuck Dam, AU	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	99 years	78 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2012	Marulan (George St), AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	113 years	72 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2012	Chilly Barton Flat, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2012	Koloa Mauka 994, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2012	Tracy Carbona, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2012	Scipio, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	108 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2012	Hall (Lochleigh), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2012	Box Creek, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2012	Pinedale, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2012	New Plymouth AWS, NZ	monthly high max	29.9 C (85.8 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2012	Freiburg, DE	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	103 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2012	McCloud, US	all-time rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2012	Great Falls 16St, US	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2012	Moab, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	114 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2012	Collector (Winderadeen), AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2012	Lasal Mountain, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2012	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high min	6.8 C (44.2 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	131 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2012	Kljuchi, RU	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2012	La Sal 1SW, US	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	16.2 cm (6.4 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2012	Albacete Los Llanos, ES	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	101 years	42 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2012. 2012 had 818 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	702
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1