Weather Records on 24 December 2025

2,206 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 2025. Highest significance: Sapphire (Argyle), AU.

Key Facts for 24 December 2025

On 24 December 2025, 2,206 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,961 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 195 monthly and 2,011 daily.
Sapphire (Argyle) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 110.0 mm (4.3 in) on 24 December 2025.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2024) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 24 December 2025 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 2025: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Salsipuedes Gaging STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lemoore Reeves NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
China Lake Naf	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sandberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Meadow Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fresno Yosemite Intl	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saugus Pwr Plt 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yakataga AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Palos Verdes Es Fc43D	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stykkisholmur	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Cuyama Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hilts Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Independence Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yakataga AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gibraltar Dam #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marodian Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cachuma Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Valley - Carvers	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gooding 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mullewa	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bath	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,206 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 2025 by type: Highest daily maximum 856, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 1,105, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 196, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 December 2025 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	856
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	1,105
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 December 2025 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 195, daily 2,011.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,899 broken records

Margins by which the 1,899 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 318.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 2025

Top 20 records on 24 December 2025 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 2025	Sapphire (Argyle), AU	monthly rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	104 years	79 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2025	Salsipuedes Gaging STN, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2025	Lemoore Reeves NAS, US	monthly rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2025	Santa Barbara, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	108 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2025	Fairmont, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	108 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2025	China Lake Naf, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2025	Lancaster, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2025	Sandberg, US	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2025	Bones I Bardu, NO	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2025	Meadow Lake, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2025	Fresno Yosemite Intl, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2025	W Pt, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	94 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2025	Tejon Rancho, US	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	82 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2025	Durham, US	daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2025	Saugus Pwr Plt 1, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2025	Ft Lewis, US	monthly high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	99 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2025	Oakley, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	108 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2025	Yakataga AP, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2025	Barrow AP, US	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 2025	Idaho Falls 46 W, US	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 2025

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2025. 2025 had 2,206 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,885
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1