Weather Records on 25 December 2013

779 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 2013. Highest significance: Lugano, CH.

Key Facts for 25 December 2013

On 25 December 2013, 779 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
522 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 759 daily.
Lugano set a daily record precipitation of 83.7 mm (3.3 in) on 25 December 2013.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 546 records.

Record Map

779 stations

779 station records on 25 December 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Basel-Mulhouse	France	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lahr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mullheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Schallstadt-Mengen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Castlereagh (Castlereagh Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cacalutlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oakes	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Cuarto Area de Material	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Inverway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Payerne	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Annette AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Schopfheim-Eichen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malung	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geneve Cointrin	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Makokou	Gabon	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thumrait	Oman	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kelliher	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rheinfelden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Campo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emmendingen-Mundingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Inman 5SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Camfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Graton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jump Rvr 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hammer Odde Fyr-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Narva	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ohlsbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

779 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 286, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 236, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 131, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 25 December 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	286
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	236
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	131
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 25 December 2013 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 759.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

674 broken records

Margins by which the 674 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 2013

Top 20 records on 25 December 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 2013	Lugano, CH	daily rain	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	112 years	78 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2013	Ahuacatlan, MX	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	74 years	71 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2013	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2013	Lyon - St Exupery, FR	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2013	Basel-Mulhouse, FR	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2013	Freiburg, DE	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2013	Lahr, DE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2013	Mullheim, DE	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2013	Schallstadt-Mengen, DE	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2013	Tabora Airport, TZ	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2013	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily high min	5.8 C (42.4 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2013	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily high min	6.0 C (42.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2013	Unionville, US	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2013	Oberstdorf, DE	daily high min	3.1 C (37.6 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2013	Liepaja, LV	daily high min	5.1 C (41.2 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2013	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	83 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2013	Castlereagh (Castlereagh Road), AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2013	Feldberg/Schwarzwald, DE	daily rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2013	Vilnius, LT	daily high max	7.1 C (44.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	111 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2013	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily high min	6.0 C (42.8 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	88 years	40 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 779 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 2013-12-25: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	631
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2