Weather Records on 25 December 2015

2,149 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 2015. Highest significance: Durham, GB.

Key Facts for 25 December 2015

On 25 December 2015, 2,149 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,826 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 168 monthly and 1,979 daily.
Durham set a daily record precipitation of 33.6 mm (1.3 in) on 25 December 2015.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 25 December 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.8 mm (6.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Rome R B Russell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kitoi Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mango Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	226.2 mm (8.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cecil Plains Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.2 mm (6.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Melville 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Albion 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wx	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Haleyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lambert 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Valley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth: Cockle Park	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
High Mowthorpe	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hartline	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsborough	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boaz	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Malham Tarn	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerman 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,149 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 921, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 905, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 25 December 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	921
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	905
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 25 December 2015 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 168, daily 1,979.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,879 broken records

Margins by which the 1,879 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 2015

Top 20 records on 25 December 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 2015	Durham, GB	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2015	Kowanyama Airport, AU	daily rain	167.8 mm (6.6 in)	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2015	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily snowfall	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	57 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2015	Rome R B Russell AP, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2015	Birmingham AP, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2015	Oneonta, US	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2015	Carrollton, US	monthly rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2015	Utah Lake Lehi, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	106 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2015	Kitoi Bay, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2015	Willeroo, AU	daily rain	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2015	Mango Farm, AU	monthly rain	226.2 mm (8.9 in)	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2015	Cecil Plains Homestead, AU	daily rain	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2015	Gadsden, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2015	Douglas River, AU	monthly rain	176.2 mm (6.9 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2015	Leeds, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2015	Levan, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	110 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2015	Valley Head, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	82 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2015	Utah Lake Lehi, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2015	Chattanooga AP, US	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2015	Yan An, CN	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2015. 2015 had 2,149 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 2026-10-17 (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 100	1,861
100 to 200	14
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1