Weather Records on 24 December 2016

593 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 2016. Highest significance: Bayview Model Basin, US.

Key Facts for 24 December 2016

On 24 December 2016, 593 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
187 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 575 daily.
Bayview Model Basin set a monthly record daily precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 24 December 2016.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 533 records.

Record Map

593 stations

593 station records on 24 December 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bayview Model Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wasco	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Turany	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Idyllwild Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Owyhee Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Myroodah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kamishli	Syria	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Valley of Fire Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lakefork #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cherrabun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bear Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brown Duck	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Slumgullion	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Strelley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Webster Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kolob	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Smith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	291.2 mm (11.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Long Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Camballin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boise Lucky Peak Dam	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Scofield-Skyline Mine	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Midway Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Julian Cdf	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Currant Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Muroran	Japan	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hamer 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albion 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dampier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dekalb	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Charleston Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tafjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

593 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 280, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 24 December 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	280
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 24 December 2016 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 15, daily 575.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

496 broken records

Margins by which the 496 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 2016

Top 20 records on 24 December 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 2016	Bayview Model Basin, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2016	Wasco, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2016	Bonners Ferry, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2016	Turany, CZ	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2016	Idyllwild Fire Dept, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	73 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2016	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	112 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2016	Emmett 2 E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	109 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2016	Owyhee Dam, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2016	Myroodah, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2016	Rosalia, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2016	Kamishli, SY	all-time rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2016	Valley of Fire Sp, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2016	Lakefork #1, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2016	Cherrabun, AU	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2016	Big Bear Lake, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2016	Beowawe, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	90 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2016	Brown Duck, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2016	Bidyadanga, AU	daily rain	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2016	Tejon Rancho, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2016	Slumgullion, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	51 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2016. 2016 had 593 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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Data for records on 2016-12-24: 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 100	485
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1