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Weather Records on 23 December 1917

26 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1917. Highest significance: Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU.

Key Facts for 23 December 1917

  • On 23 December 1917, 26 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 26 daily.
  • Deniliquin (Wilkinson St) set a daily record high minimum temperature of 25.0 C (77.0 F) on 23 December 1917.
  • Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 549 records.

Record Map

26 stations
Weather records on 23 December 1917 26 station records on 23 December 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
26 station records on 23 December 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 December 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
JunseleSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.8 mm (0.27 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature37.8 C (100.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
GrenfellCanadaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
GrenfellCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord daily snowfall4.6 cm (1.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Blackall TownshipAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
GorkiBelarusRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-8.0 C (17.6 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
AltastenbergGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-12.4 C (9.7 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature22.6 C (72.7 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Isisford Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord daily precipitation1.0 mm (0.04 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord daily snowfall1.0 cm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-4.5 C (23.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-5.4 C (22.3 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
FalunSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-23.9 C (-11.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-12.3 C (9.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
NorthfieldUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-27.8 C (-18.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
MalungSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.2 mm (0.24 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
MordenCanadaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
MordenCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
ZametchinoRussiaRecord daily precipitation3.5 mm (0.14 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

26 records
Records on 23 December 1917 by type Records set or tied on 23 December 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 12, Heaviest daily snowfall 4. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 12Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 December 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 12, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.
Records on 23 December 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall12
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 December 1917 by timescale Records on 23 December 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 26. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 26all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 December 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 26.
Records on 23 December 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily26

How Much Records Were Beaten By

23 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 December 1917 Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2110 to 20: 020 to 30: 030 to 40: 140 to 50: 050 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 December 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 1021
10 to 200
20 to 300
30 to 401
40 to 500
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 1917
Top 20 records on 23 December 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 December 1917Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min25.0 C (77.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)36 years22 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1917Junsele, SEdaily rain6.8 mm (0.27 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1917Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high max37.8 C (100.0 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1917Grenfell, CAdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)16 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1917Grenfell, CAdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)16 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1917Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily rain5.3 mm (0.21 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)30 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1917Calgary Int'l A, CAdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)25 years17 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1917Calgary Int'l A, CAdaily snowfall4.6 cm (1.8 in)3.1 cm (1.2 in)25 years17 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1917Blackall Township, AUdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1917Gorki, BYdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1917Hohenpeissenberg, DEdaily low max-8.0 C (17.6 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1917Altastenberg, DEdaily low min-12.4 C (9.7 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1917Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high min22.6 C (72.7 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1917Isisford Post Office, AUdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)11 years11 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1917Prince Albert, CAdaily rain1.0 mm (0.04 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1917Prince Albert, CAdaily snowfall1.0 cm (0.4 in)0.7 cm (0.3 in)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1917Arnsberg, DEdaily low max-4.5 C (23.9 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)26 years11 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1917Plauen, DEdaily low max-5.4 C (22.3 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1917Falun, SEdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)7 years10 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1917Karesuando, SEdaily low max-23.9 C (-11.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)4 years9 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 1917
Records on 12-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1917. 1917 had 26 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 1917. 1917 had 26 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).