Weather Records on 25 December 1997

1,348 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 1997. Highest significance: Ft Sumner, US.

Key Facts for 25 December 1997

On 25 December 1997, 1,348 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
621 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,297 daily.
Ft Sumner set a daily record snow depth of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 25 December 1997.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 542 records.

Record Map

1,348 stations

1,348 station records on 25 December 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Sumner	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Melrose	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Beaver	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Meade	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Church Buttes Gas Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dalhart FAA AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Gertrudes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Campo 7 S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Petrified Forest Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield 10 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canadian	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Claro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barao Geraldo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Angatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Axtell	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lupton 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mococa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Campinas-Ia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oolloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Maloya	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Regnier	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Midville	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haddam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kirwin Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Itaiquara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Skogsforsen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waynoka	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morretes (Est.Exp.Frutas Trop)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Capela Do Porto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trier	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,348 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 300, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 321, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 335, Heaviest daily snowfall 182, Deepest snow cover 97.

Records on 25 December 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	300
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	321
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	335
Heaviest daily snowfall	182
Deepest snow cover	97

Records on 25 December 1997 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 37, daily 1,297.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,114 broken records

Margins by which the 1,114 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 252.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 1997

Top 20 records on 25 December 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 1997	Ft Sumner, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1997	Donors Hill Station, AU	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	94 years	72 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1997	Melrose, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	83 years	72 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1997	Beaver, US	all-time snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	89 years	72 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1997	Ocala, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	98 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1997	Meade, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1997	Church Buttes Gas Plt, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1997	Dalhart FAA AP, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1997	Santa Gertrudes, BR	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1997	Mtn Park, US	all-time snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	85 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1997	Campo 7 S, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1997	Boras, SE	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	95 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1997	Petrified Forest Np, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1997	Richfield 10 WSW, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1997	La Harpe, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1997	Ashland, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1997	Canadian, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1997	Holly, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	86 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1997	Rio Claro, BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1997	Yates Ctr, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	49 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1997. 1997 had 1,348 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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Data for records on 1997-12-25: 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	996
50 to 100	81
100 to 150	22
150 to 200	14
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1