Weather Records on 10 December 1923

121 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 1923. Highest significance: Houston Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 10 December 1923

On 10 December 1923, 121 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
82 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 117 daily.
Houston Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 112.0 mm (4.4 in) on 10 December 1923.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

121 stations

121 station records on 10 December 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Puckawidgee Back	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Penola Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yankalilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Zanesville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yorketown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Serviceton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Langhorne Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

121 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 29, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 10 December 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	29
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 December 1923 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 117.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

95 broken records

Margins by which the 95 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 1923

Top 20 records on 10 December 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 1923	Houston Wb City, US	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1923	Hillgrove (Hillview), AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1923	Puckawidgee Back, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1923	Morgantown 1, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	43 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1923	Washington, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1923	Norwalk, US	monthly high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1923	Pontotoc, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1923	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	43 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1923	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1923	Clifton, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1923	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low max	11.0 C (51.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1923	Hot Springs, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1923	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1923	Alexandria, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1923	Cape Willoughby, AU	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1923	Victor Harbor Comparison, AU	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1923	Talbotton, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1923	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	38 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1923	Fulton, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1923	Greensboro, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	28 years	17 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

1796 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1923. 1923 had 121 records.

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

Records on 12-10 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1812	2
1815	1
1816	1
1825	2
1841	1
1844	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	2
1855	1
1856	1
1860	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	1
1878	3
1879	10
1880	2
1882	2
1884	1
1886	1
1889	1
1891	17
1893	2
1894	2
1895	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	8
1903	7
1904	15
1905	18
1906	15
1907	29
1908	11
1909	16
1910	47
1911	35
1912	23
1913	21
1914	35
1915	123
1916	89
1917	76
1918	30
1919	80
1920	186
1921	52
1922	157
1923	121
1924	64
1925	83
1926	106
1927	202
1928	131
1929	250
1930	141
1931	318
1932	511
1933	265
1934	331
1935	194
1936	178
1937	449
1938	272
1939	924
1940	163
1941	249
1942	282
1943	504
1944	431
1945	193
1946	1,073
1947	378
1948	174
1949	536
1950	336
1951	582
1952	633
1953	408
1954	336
1955	385
1956	455
1957	449
1958	751
1959	205
1960	390
1961	878
1962	405
1963	511
1964	447
1965	843
1966	991
1967	829
1968	576
1969	423
1970	1,338
1971	1,646
1972	1,858
1973	453
1974	372
1975	688
1976	376
1977	1,370
1978	1,299
1979	1,378
1980	531
1981	1,035
1982	748
1983	685
1984	605
1985	1,421
1986	601
1987	803
1988	599
1989	787
1990	935
1991	940
1992	795
1993	754
1994	940
1995	1,758
1996	1,193
1997	1,198
1998	709
1999	568
2000	882
2001	460
2002	1,030
2003	1,086
2004	1,247
2005	833
2006	998
2007	1,202
2008	1,083
2009	1,354
2010	1,424
2011	362
2012	825
2013	1,010
2014	602
2015	1,166
2016	858
2017	719
2018	500
2019	572
2020	567
2021	934
2022	570
2023	926
2024	477
2025	1,969

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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 10	88
10 to 20	5
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1