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Weather Records on 23 December 1909

59 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1909. Highest significance: Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AU.

Key Facts for 23 December 1909

  • On 23 December 1909, 59 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 17 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 55 daily.
  • Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line set a daily record precipitation of 100.3 mm (3.9 in) on 23 December 1909.
  • Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 549 records.

Record Map

59 stations
Weather records on 23 December 1909 59 station records on 23 December 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
59 station records on 23 December 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 December 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Kurrajong Heights (Bells LineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation100.3 mm (3.9 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (SAustraliaRecord daily precipitation83.8 mm (3.3 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation49.8 mm (2.0 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation42.4 mm (1.7 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Botany No.1 DamAustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.4 mm (1.6 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord high maximum temperature14.8 C (58.6 F)33 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation69.1 mm (2.7 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation37.8 mm (1.5 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
GoulburnAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation83.1 mm (3.3 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation65.0 mm (2.6 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation46.0 mm (1.8 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature7.7 C (45.9 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_AutSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.5 mm (0.33 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VaexjoeSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.7 mm (0.30 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature15.7 C (60.3 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord daily precipitation6.7 mm (0.26 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.1 mm (0.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord daily precipitation11.3 mm (0.4 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
RivaItalyRecord daily precipitation25.1 mm (1.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord high maximum temperature13.6 C (56.5 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)GermanyRecord high maximum temperature11.9 C (53.4 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature11.5 C (52.7 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord high minimum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord high maximum temperature11.3 C (52.3 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord high maximum temperature10.4 C (50.7 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature3.7 C (38.7 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
CathcartSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
GodegardSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.4 mm (1.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature2.5 C (36.5 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature6.9 C (44.4 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
FalunSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
RivaItalyRecord high minimum temperature6.9 C (44.4 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature22.0 C (71.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

59 records
Records on 23 December 1909 by type Records set or tied on 23 December 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 33. 010203040Highest daily maximum: 11Lowest daily maximum: 6Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 33Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 December 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 33.
Records on 23 December 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum11
Lowest daily maximum6
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall33
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 December 1909 by timescale Records on 23 December 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 55. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 4daily: 55all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 December 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 55.
Records on 23 December 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly4
daily55

How Much Records Were Beaten By

56 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 December 1909 Margins by which the 56 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.3. Ties are not counted. 02040600 to 20: 5120 to 40: 340 to 60: 060 to 80: 180 to 100: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100
Margins by which the 56 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 December 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 2051
20 to 403
40 to 600
60 to 801
80 to 1001

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 1909
Top 20 records on 23 December 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 December 1909Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AUdaily rain100.3 mm (3.9 in)84.3 mm (3.3 in)29 years52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1909Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AUdaily rain83.8 mm (3.3 in)71.9 mm (2.8 in)6 years44 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1909Narrabri Bowling Club, AUdaily rain49.8 mm (2.0 in)24.7 mm (1.0 in)38 years35 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1909Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily rain42.4 mm (1.7 in)16.7 mm (0.7 in)38 years34 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1909Botany No.1 Dam, AUdaily rain41.4 mm (1.6 in)21.1 mm (0.8 in)38 years33 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1909Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily high max14.8 C (58.6 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)69 years33 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1909Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily rain40.6 mm (1.6 in)15.2 mm (0.6 in)38 years30 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1909Cassilis (Dalkeith), AUmonthly rain69.1 mm (2.7 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)20 years28 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1909Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low max12.8 C (55.0 F)8.2 C (14.8 F)22 years28 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1909Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AUdaily rain37.8 mm (1.5 in)22.6 mm (0.9 in)6 years28 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1909Goulburn, AUdaily rain28.7 mm (1.1 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)38 years26 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1909Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily high min13.0 C (55.4 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)56 years25 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1909Wollongong Post Office, AUmonthly rain83.1 mm (3.3 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)24 years24 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1909Walgett Council Depot, AUdaily low max20.0 C (68.0 F)6.7 C (12.1 F)19 years23 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1909Cassilis Post Office, AUdaily rain65.0 mm (2.6 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)38 years23 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1909Neilrex (Caigan), AUdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)19.8 mm (0.8 in)18 years23 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1909Wingen (Murrulla), AUdaily rain46.0 mm (1.8 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)13 years22 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1909Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AUdaily rain25.7 mm (1.0 in)16.6 mm (0.7 in)8 years21 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1909Hohenpeissenberg, DEmonthly high min7.7 C (45.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)17 years21 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1909Uppsala_Aut, SEdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)67 years20 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 1909
Records on 12-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1909. 1909 had 59 records. 02,0004,0006,0001793: 11825: 11829: 11840: 11852: 11855: 11860: 31864: 11868: 11870: 61871: 21875: 21877: 11878: 11880: 11881: 11883: 21887: 21888: 21889: 21891: 31893: 21894: 51896: 41897: 11898: 41899: 61901: 21903: 51904: 111905: 31906: 161907: 351908: 81909: 591910: 411911: 291912: 361913: 871914: 571915: 591916: 341917: 261918: 511919: 391920: 331921: 2191922: 281923: 1461924: 2571925: 2051926: 1461927: 1001928: 1371929: 3931930: 1411931: 9871932: 3291933: 7341934: 921935: 3601936: 3701937: 2321938: 1831939: 2641940: 3651941: 7501942: 5341943: 7451944: 4841945: 7521946: 2341947: 5171948: 5281949: 6181950: 5211951: 4051952: 2421953: 6051954: 3481955: 1,1621956: 4961957: 4851958: 2091959: 3521960: 1,4421961: 3201962: 4391963: 1,3911964: 1,4571965: 6531966: 4361967: 8851968: 8911969: 8521970: 9401971: 6951972: 3761973: 4791974: 6111975: 6281976: 5141977: 6631978: 3511979: 8131980: 5161981: 1,1271982: 1,1401983: 4,5331984: 6681985: 6291986: 5711987: 8041988: 8781989: 3,7911990: 3,2411991: 1,1961992: 5041993: 9911994: 1,0911995: 1,2121996: 1,1841997: 1,0161998: 6881999: 9362000: 7462001: 6632002: 7782003: 7662004: 1,2312005: 9032006: 1,1942007: 8732008: 7712009: 1,0732010: 1,2982011: 7352012: 8172013: 1,2352014: 1,0702015: 1,9722016: 4322017: 6212018: 3732019: 6992020: 9162021: 7022022: 1,4262023: 8562024: 6372025: 1,6781793188319071923193919551971198720032019
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1909. 1909 had 59 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-23 in each year
YearRecords
17931
18251
18291
18401
18521
18551
18603
18641
18681
18706
18712
18752
18771
18781
18801
18811
18832
18872
18882
18892
18913
18932
18945
18964
18971
18984
18996
19012
19035
190411
19053
190616
190735
19088
190959
191041
191129
191236
191387
191457
191559
191634
191726
191851
191939
192033
1921219
192228
1923146
1924257
1925205
1926146
1927100
1928137
1929393
1930141
1931987
1932329
1933734
193492
1935360
1936370
1937232
1938183
1939264
1940365
1941750
1942534
1943745
1944484
1945752
1946234
1947517
1948528
1949618
1950521
1951405
1952242
1953605
1954348
19551,162
1956496
1957485
1958209
1959352
19601,442
1961320
1962439
19631,391
19641,457
1965653
1966436
1967885
1968891
1969852
1970940
1971695
1972376
1973479
1974611
1975628
1976514
1977663
1978351
1979813
1980516
19811,127
19821,140
19834,533
1984668
1985629
1986571
1987804
1988878
19893,791
19903,241
19911,196
1992504
1993991
19941,091
19951,212
19961,184
19971,016
1998688
1999936
2000746
2001663
2002778
2003766
20041,231
2005903
20061,194
2007873
2008771
20091,073
20101,298
2011735
2012817
20131,235
20141,070
20151,972
2016432
2017621
2018373
2019699
2020916
2021702
20221,426
2023856
2024637
20251,678

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).