Weather Records on 25 December 2021

1,190 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 2021. Highest significance: McDermitt, US.

Key Facts for 25 December 2021

On 25 December 2021, 1,190 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
870 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 1,144 daily.
McDermitt set a monthly record daily snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 25 December 2021.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 543 records.

Record Map

1,190 stations

1,190 station records on 25 December 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
McDermitt	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
McDermitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mandora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnyj Jar	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-28.7 C (-19.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Antlers	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woleebee Nevasa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gvasjugi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-28.5 C (-19.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Ratchasima	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mutual	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mullewa	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caballo Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carefree	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,190 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 456, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 414, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 25 December 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	456
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	414
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 25 December 2021 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 43, daily 1,144.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

963 broken records

Margins by which the 963 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 2021

Top 20 records on 25 December 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 2021	McDermitt, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	105 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2021	McDermitt, US	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2021	Crested Butte, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	100 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2021	Mandora, AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	91 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2021	Longview, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	116 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2021	Colfax, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	115 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2021	Allerton, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	116 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2021	Healdton 3 E, US	monthly high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	105 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2021	Hohenwald, US	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2021	Centralia, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	112 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2021	Brownwood 2NE, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2021	Coleman, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2021	Paris, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	87 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2021	Anthony, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	99 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2021	Krasnyj Jar, RU	all-time low max	-28.7 C (-19.7 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2021	Monmouth, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2021	Allerton, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	112 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2021	El Dorado, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2021	Osage City, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2021	Antlers, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	84 years	44 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2021. 2021 had 1,190 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 25 December 2021
Margin	Records
0 to 100	959
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1