Weather Records on 25 December 2016

986 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 2016. Highest significance: Bowning (Wanganui), AU.

Key Facts for 25 December 2016

On 25 December 2016, 986 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
495 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 939 daily.
Bowning (Wanganui) set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 25 December 2016.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 544 records.

Record Map

986 stations

986 station records on 25 December 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bowning (Wanganui)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
White Sands Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Reeder	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rugby	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bismarck	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cloud Peak Reservoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Canyon Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zhangwu	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pekoa Airport (Sant	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
The Derwent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leiter 9N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yalleen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Whyenbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Provo Byu	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montejinni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brazzaville	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mason	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Verkin	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jerrabattgulla (Gilston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Circle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gabyon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
May 2SSE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

986 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 202, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 293, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 296, Heaviest daily snowfall 86, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 25 December 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	202
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	293
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	296
Heaviest daily snowfall	86
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 25 December 2016 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 44, daily 939.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

811 broken records

Margins by which the 811 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 2016

Top 20 records on 25 December 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 2016	Bowning (Wanganui), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	103 years	73 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2016	Maristova, NO	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	119 years	71 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2016	Mobridge 2NNW, US	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	84 years	71 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2016	Aberdeen, US	monthly rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	114 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2016	White Sands Natl Mon, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2016	Saint Anthony, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	59 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2016	Ipswich, US	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	84 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2016	Cuyamaca, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	17.2 cm (6.8 in)	105 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2016	Reeder, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2016	Spencer 1 N, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	90 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2016	Rugby, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2016	Mt Pleasant, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2016	Bismarck, US	monthly rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	9 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2016	Elkhart, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2016	Camp Crook, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	112 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2016	Laketown, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2016	Mineral, US	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2016	Bagdad, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	91 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2016	Cloud Peak Reservoir, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2016	Ft Robinson, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	67 years	50 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 986 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 2016-12-25: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	760
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1