Weather Records on 24 December 2019

565 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 2019. Highest significance: Dillon U of Montana Western, US.

Key Facts for 24 December 2019

On 24 December 2019, 565 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
405 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 548 daily.
Dillon U of Montana Western set a daily record snowfall of 23.6 cm (9.3 in) on 24 December 2019.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 533 records.

Record Map

565 stations

565 station records on 24 December 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Brookgreen Gardens	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rize	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Bridges	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parr	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lysa Hora	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Usak	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hanksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnaja Poljana	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Novi Sad	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Topeka Forbes Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	48.0 C (118.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yulara Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	47.1 C (116.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Klagenfurt(Civ/Mil)	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chongqing	China	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Giles Meteorological Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.0 C (114.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Celo 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manning	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rosholt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moline Quad City Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huelva	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paiko Drive 723.4	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa Ind AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Organ Pipe Cactus Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph Rosecrans Mem AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tindal Raaf	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.7 C (108.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Isa Mine	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.8 C (112.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gate	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

565 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 202, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 203, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 130, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 24 December 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	202
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	203
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 24 December 2019 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 548.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

473 broken records

Margins by which the 473 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 2019

Top 20 records on 24 December 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 2019	Dillon U of Montana Western, US	daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	80 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2019	Lakeview, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2019	Brookgreen Gardens, US	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2019	Torrevieja, ES	daily high max	24.2 C (75.6 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2019	Phelps, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2019	Prairie du Chien, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	116 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2019	Turnu Magurele, RO	daily high min	5.3 C (41.5 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	117 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2019	Driggs, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2019	Dillon U of Montana Western, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	77 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2019	Camp Jackson, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2019	Rize, TR	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2019	Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	116 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2019	Montezuma 2 NW, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	77 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2019	Twin Bridges, US	monthly snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2019	Marion, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	77 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2019	Panguitch, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	86 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2019	Walnut Creek, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	78 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2019	Parr, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2019	Boulder, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2019	Lysa Hora, CZ	monthly rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	45 years	35 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2019. 2019 had 565 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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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	457
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1