Weather Records on 25 December 2012

657 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 2012. Highest significance: Little Rock AP Adams Fld, US.

Key Facts for 25 December 2012

On 25 December 2012, 657 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
251 were record highs and 119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 642 daily.
Little Rock AP Adams Fld set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 25 December 2012.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 547 records.

Record Map

657 stations

657 station records on 25 December 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Little Rock AP Adams Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wasco	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Madras 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerston (Poitrel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Villalba 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.0 mm (7.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tambar Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Callahan	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Worth NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kulnura (Mangrove Creek Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Radio Kvnu	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rye Patch Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prosser	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Pass 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bravo	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shreveport	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dovland	Norway	Record snow depth	104.0 cm (40.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yarras (Mount Seaview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Plymouth AWS	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kitoi Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Reconquista Aero	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sibiti	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Finsland	Norway	Record snow depth	81.0 cm (31.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	213.0 mm (8.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kotel'nikovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boyce 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cania Gorge Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock AFB	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palacios Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mobile Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eksun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pirmasens	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

657 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 174, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Heaviest daily snowfall 93, Deepest snow cover 40.

Records on 25 December 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	174
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	93
Deepest snow cover	40

Records on 25 December 2012 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 642.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

545 broken records

Margins by which the 545 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 460.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 2012

Top 20 records on 25 December 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 2012	Little Rock AP Adams Fld, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2012	Wasco, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	99 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2012	Madras 2 N, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2012	Ellerston (Poitrel), AU	daily rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2012	Villalba 1 SE, PR	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2012	Wamsutter, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2012	Lucinda Township, AU	daily rain	182.0 mm (7.2 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	109 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2012	Tambar Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	95 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2012	Fairfield, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2012	Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd), AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	103 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2012	Callahan, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2012	Georgetown, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2012	Ft Worth NAS, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2012	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 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)
25 December 2012	Little Rock, US	monthly snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2012	Kulnura (Mangrove Creek Dam), AU	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2012	Walden, US	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2012	Lakin, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	117 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2012	Imlay, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	89 years	44 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 657 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 2026-10-15 (15 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	530
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1