Weather Records on 25 December 1993

680 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 1993. Highest significance: Fada N'Gourma, BF.

Key Facts for 25 December 1993

On 25 December 1993, 680 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
160 were record highs and 175 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 653 daily.
Fada N'Gourma set a monthly record daily precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 25 December 1993.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 547 records.

Record Map

680 stations

680 station records on 25 December 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fada N'Gourma	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pettibone	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vimmerby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bothwell (Cluny)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gijon la Merced	Spain	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Logrono-Agoncillo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pamplona (Observatorio)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tvingelshed	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Toulouse-Blagnac	France	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kuantan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	341.1 mm (13.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riolandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tomelilla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount House Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bollerup	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Santa Maria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sandbackshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarbes - Ossun	France	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis de la Paz	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Meadows of Dan 5 SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Espoey	France	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St-Girons	France	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Meerbeck	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marion Island	South Africa	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ermida	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Helmstedt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kareehoek"Kareefontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ribeirao Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Collinsville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.5 C (101.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kuching	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cakir	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carrington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Krokshult_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

680 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 122, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 64.

Records on 25 December 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	122
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	64

Records on 25 December 1993 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 653.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

535 broken records

Margins by which the 535 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 1993

Top 20 records on 25 December 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 1993	Fada N'Gourma, BF	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1993	Pettibone, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1993	Ascencion (Smn), MX	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1993	Mc Leod 3 E, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1993	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1993	Vimmerby, SE	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1993	Bothwell (Cluny), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1993	Gijon la Merced, ES	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1993	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1993	Logrono-Agoncillo, ES	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1993	Pamplona (Observatorio), ES	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1993	Tvingelshed, SE	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1993	Toulouse-Blagnac, FR	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1993	Williamstown, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1993	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	86 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1993	Kuantan, MY	daily rain	341.1 mm (13.4 in)	304.1 mm (12.0 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1993	Fergus Falls, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1993	Buskala Rch, US	monthly snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1993	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low min	6.9 C (44.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	126 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1993	Riolandia, BR	daily rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	41 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1993. 1993 had 680 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	502
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	3