Weather Records on 23 December 1918

51 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1918. Highest significance: Kremsmuenster, AT.

Key Facts for 23 December 1918

On 23 December 1918, 51 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 51 daily.
Kremsmuenster set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 23 December 1918.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 549 records.

Record Map

51 stations

51 station records on 23 December 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
The Olives	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Karumba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Poolamacca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

51 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 19.

Records on 23 December 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	19
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 December 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 51.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

42 broken records

Margins by which the 42 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 1918

Top 20 records on 23 December 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 1918	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1918	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	42 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1918	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1918	Tot-Ma, RU	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1918	Putbus, DE	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1918	Concordia ASOS, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1918	Karlshamn, SE	daily rain	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1918	Welland, CA	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	40 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1918	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	43 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1918	Ottawa, CA	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	42 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1918	Hewitt, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1918	Yellowin, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1918	The Olives, AU	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	19 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1918	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	3 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1918	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	26 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1918	Renfrew, CA	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	26 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1918	Owen Sound, CA	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	17 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1918	Guelph Oac, CA	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	32 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1918	Alton, CA	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	26 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1918	Beatrice, CA	daily high max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	32 years	13 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1918. 1918 had 51 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1825	1
1829	1
1840	1
1852	1
1855	1
1860	3
1864	1
1868	1
1870	6
1871	2
1875	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	3
1893	2
1894	5
1896	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	6
1901	2
1903	5
1904	11
1905	3
1906	16
1907	35
1908	8
1909	59
1910	41
1911	29
1912	36
1913	87
1914	57
1915	59
1916	34
1917	26
1918	51
1919	39
1920	33
1921	219
1922	28
1923	146
1924	257
1925	205
1926	146
1927	100
1928	137
1929	393
1930	141
1931	987
1932	329
1933	734
1934	92
1935	360
1936	370
1937	232
1938	183
1939	264
1940	365
1941	750
1942	534
1943	745
1944	484
1945	752
1946	234
1947	517
1948	528
1949	618
1950	521
1951	405
1952	242
1953	605
1954	348
1955	1,162
1956	496
1957	485
1958	209
1959	352
1960	1,442
1961	320
1962	439
1963	1,391
1964	1,457
1965	653
1966	436
1967	885
1968	891
1969	852
1970	940
1971	695
1972	376
1973	479
1974	611
1975	628
1976	514
1977	663
1978	351
1979	813
1980	516
1981	1,127
1982	1,140
1983	4,533
1984	668
1985	629
1986	571
1987	804
1988	878
1989	3,791
1990	3,241
1991	1,196
1992	504
1993	991
1994	1,091
1995	1,212
1996	1,184
1997	1,016
1998	688
1999	936
2000	746
2001	663
2002	778
2003	766
2004	1,231
2005	903
2006	1,194
2007	873
2008	771
2009	1,073
2010	1,298
2011	735
2012	817
2013	1,235
2014	1,070
2015	1,972
2016	432
2017	621
2018	373
2019	699
2020	916
2021	702
2022	1,426
2023	856
2024	637
2025	1,678

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	35
5 to 10	4
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1