Weather Records on 24 December 2013

866 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 2013. Highest significance: Winterswijk, NL.

Key Facts for 24 December 2013

On 24 December 2013, 866 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
382 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 848 daily.
Winterswijk set a daily record precipitation of 39.3 mm (1.5 in) on 24 December 2013.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 531 records.

Record Map

866 stations

866 station records on 24 December 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
J.G.H. van der Wath Airp	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Piestany	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Deuselbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jaen (Instituto)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zamora	Spain	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Heibloem (L)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Inman 5SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Noondoonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Guipavas	France	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Axtell	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maarheeze	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Twenthe-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rekken	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Braganca	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Real	Spain	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enschede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Covelo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salamanca Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lyneham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bintulu	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Mount Darragh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roodeschool	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	Spain	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kastamonu	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Denekamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Melsom	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burgos-Villafria	Spain	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

866 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 194, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 188, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 318, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 48.

Records on 24 December 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	194
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	188
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	318
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	48

Records on 24 December 2013 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 848.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

738 broken records

Margins by which the 738 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 2013

Top 20 records on 24 December 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 2013	Winterswijk, NL	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	103 years	76 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2013	Lamar Rs, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	90 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2013	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	95 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2013	Cradock, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	125 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2013	J.G.H. van der Wath Airp, NA	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2013	Piestany, SK	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2013	Deuselbach, DE	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2013	Ekalaka, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	7.2 cm (2.8 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2013	Jaen (Instituto), ES	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	86 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2013	Potchefstroom, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2013	Chapman, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2013	Zamora, ES	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2013	Gustavus, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2013	Heibloem (L), NL	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2013	Inman 5SW, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2013	Noondoonia, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2013	Guipavas, FR	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2013	Axtell, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2013	Maarheeze, NL	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2013	Charlevoix, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	115 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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2013. 2013 had 866 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	710
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1