Weather Records on 25 December 2020

623 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 2020. Highest significance: Wellsboro 4 SW, US.

Key Facts for 25 December 2020

On 25 December 2020, 623 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
160 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 589 daily.
Wellsboro 4 SW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 77.7 mm (3.1 in) on 25 December 2020.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 547 records.

Record Map

623 stations

623 station records on 25 December 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Collinsville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.1 mm (5.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
New Lexington 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Renovo	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Carlisle Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tamaqua 4 N Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gregory Springs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Centerburg 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mahanoy City 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greene	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburgh ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Plainby Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dunlow 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
N Foster 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dotswood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chumphon	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Steubenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Theresa 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gallipolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford Hanscom Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ulcanbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nelsonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Galeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta State AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gouverneur 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

623 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 292, Heaviest daily snowfall 93, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 25 December 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	292
Heaviest daily snowfall	93
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 25 December 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 34, daily 589.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

568 broken records

Margins by which the 568 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 236.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 2020

Top 20 records on 25 December 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 2020	Wellsboro 4 SW, US	monthly rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	77 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
25 December 2020	Greenville Muni AP, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2020	S Bend AP, US	daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	105 years	72 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2020	Morrisville 6 SW, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	107 years	70 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2020	Collinsville Post Office, AU	daily rain	126.1 mm (5.0 in)	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2020	Hot Springs, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	91 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2020	New Lexington 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	76 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2020	Surbiton Station, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	94 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2020	Fulton, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2020	Farmington, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2020	Renovo, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2020	Elizabethtown, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2020	Carlisle Wtp, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	174 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2020	Tamaqua 4 N Dam, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	41 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2020	Gregory Springs Station, AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2020	Alpha Post Office, AU	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2020	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2020	Hooker 12 NNW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2020	N Creek 5 SE, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2020	Centerburg 2 SE, US	monthly snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	63 years	57 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2020. 2020 had 623 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2020-12-25: 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 2026-10-17 (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 50	505
50 to 100	46
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1