Weather Records on 25 December 2017

485 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 2017. Highest significance: Juzhno-Kurilsk, RU.

Key Facts for 25 December 2017

On 25 December 2017, 485 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
200 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 477 daily.
Juzhno-Kurilsk set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 25 December 2017.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 548 records.

Record Map

485 stations

485 station records on 25 December 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Juzhno-Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
University Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklyn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.1 cm (20.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pirlangimpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bangor Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record snow depth	89.0 cm (35.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kyoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Terry	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.3 C (-11.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berthoud Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nemuro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Joe Wright	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wakayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lord Howe Island Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gifu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova N	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grizzly Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Vrangelja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw 3WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hinsdale 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston 12 S	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ouesso	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flint 7W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Ledge 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Savage Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Custer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
M'Puoya	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record low minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zahedan	Iran	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Kotelnyj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heber (Black Mesa) Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

485 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 133, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 25 December 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 25 December 2017 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 477.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

395 broken records

Margins by which the 395 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 2017

Top 20 records on 25 December 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 2017	Juzhno-Kurilsk, RU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2017	Kurilsk, RU	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2017	University Camp, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2017	Brooklyn Lake, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2017	Erie Intl AP, US	all-time snowfall	53.1 cm (20.9 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2017	Pirlangimpi, AU	daily rain	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2017	Lifton Pumping STN, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2017	Pilot Rock 1 SE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2017	Bangor Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2017	Jokkmokk, SE	daily snow depth	89.0 cm (35.0 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2017	Glenns Ferry, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2017	Kyoto, JP	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2017	Terry, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2017	Ft Robinson, US	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2017	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2017	Cove 1 E, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2017	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily low max	-24.3 C (-11.7 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	115 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2017	Holyoke, US	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2017	Holter Dam, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2017	Berthoud Summit, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	34 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2017. 2017 had 485 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 25	353
25 to 50	23
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1