Weather Records on 17 December 2024

560 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 2024. Highest significance: Moran 5WNW, US.

Key Facts for 17 December 2024

On 17 December 2024, 560 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
401 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 555 daily.
Moran 5WNW set a daily record snowfall of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 17 December 2024.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

560 stations

560 station records on 17 December 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 December 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Boise Lucky Peak Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Benbrook Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Samsonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Teddington Waterworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser Island Eurong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.3 mm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clontarf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koumac (Nlle-Caledo	New Caledonia [France]	Record high minimum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bucks Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Turany	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Highvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga AMO	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cotonou	Benin	Record high maximum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yarraman Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Urangan Hibiscus St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Capalaba Water Treat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sibu	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Hinkley AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vryheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hoquiam Bowerman AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kremmling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brooklyn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Block Island State AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Miva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Funafuti Intl Arpt	Tuvalu	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dequeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cope Rch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Beith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wamuran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yangon Intl	Burma	Record high minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswalder Oie	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Niamey Aero	Niger	Record low minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Magdagaci	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

560 records

Records set or tied on 17 December 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 160, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 241, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 120, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 17 December 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	160
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	241
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 17 December 2024 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 555.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

407 broken records

Margins by which the 407 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 December 2024

Top 20 records on 17 December 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 December 2024	Moran 5WNW, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2024	Boise Lucky Peak Dam, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2024	Benbrook Dam, US	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2024	Samsonvale, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	81 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2024	Teddington Waterworks, AU	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2024	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2024	Blackbutt Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	115 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2024	Coloso, PR	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	114 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2024	Fraser Island Eurong, AU	daily rain	136.3 mm (5.4 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2024	Springs, AU	daily rain	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2024	Clontarf, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2024	Koumac (Nlle-Caledo, NC	monthly high min	28.4 C (83.1 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2024	Bucks Creek, US	daily rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2024	Vero Beach Intl AP, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2024	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2024	Waynesboro, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2024	Olympia AP, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2024	Kingsport, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2024	Turany, CZ	daily high max	10.5 C (50.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	82 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2024	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	76 years	38 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2024. 2024 had 560 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1796	1
1806	2
1808	2
1814	1
1815	1
1839	1
1845	1
1846	4
1847	1
1848	1
1859	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	4
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	6
1901	5
1902	47
1903	2
1904	14
1905	2
1906	17
1907	9
1908	13
1909	5
1910	37
1911	12
1912	15
1913	21
1914	17
1915	31
1916	21
1917	21
1918	21
1919	109
1920	97
1921	94
1922	120
1923	170
1924	505
1925	79
1926	172
1927	143
1928	359
1929	221
1930	362
1931	217
1932	684
1933	710
1934	200
1935	87
1936	504
1937	379
1938	118
1939	1,126
1940	248
1941	261
1942	507
1943	444
1944	189
1945	621
1946	207
1947	258
1948	316
1949	296
1950	294
1951	773
1952	277
1953	283
1954	409
1955	419
1956	448
1957	686
1958	540
1959	548
1960	492
1961	911
1962	676
1963	531
1964	1,239
1965	482
1966	516
1967	1,121
1968	338
1969	238
1970	820
1971	781
1972	601
1973	1,016
1974	390
1975	474
1976	507
1977	1,024
1978	710
1979	951
1980	1,116
1981	1,354
1982	569
1983	1,264
1984	1,618
1985	1,210
1986	743
1987	1,191
1988	481
1989	2,905
1990	866
1991	577
1992	1,461
1993	761
1994	685
1995	956
1996	1,212
1997	1,279
1998	695
1999	901
2000	1,566
2001	1,262
2002	858
2003	751
2004	554
2005	806
2006	1,307
2007	1,100
2008	1,354
2009	926
2010	1,405
2011	430
2012	942
2013	718
2014	370
2015	1,378
2016	1,521
2017	408
2018	498
2019	917
2020	768
2021	908
2022	595
2023	931
2024	560
2025	1,198

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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 50	397
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1