Weather Records on 12 December 1923

91 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1923. Highest significance: Columbus, US.

Key Facts for 12 December 1923

On 12 December 1923, 91 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 88 daily.
Columbus set a daily record precipitation of 63.8 mm (2.5 in) on 12 December 1923.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

91 stations

91 station records on 12 December 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Monte	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bonaparte 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Mascoutah	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Wandary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

91 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 37, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 12 December 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	37
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 December 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 88.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

65 broken records

Margins by which the 65 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1923

Top 20 records on 12 December 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1923	Columbus, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1923	Columbia Wb City, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1923	Marshall, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1923	Chatham 2, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1923	Tulsa, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1923	Fayette, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1923	Neosho, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1923	La Monte, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1923	El Paso, US	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1923	Lamar 7N, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1923	Athens, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1923	Mt Pleasant 1 SW, US	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1923	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1923	Blagovescensk, RU	daily rain	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1923	Murray Town (Doughboy Creek), AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1923	Independence, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1923	Oswego 1 N, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1923	Sable Island, CA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1923	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	21 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1923	Enisejsk, RU	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	35 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 91 records.

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

Records on 12-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1846	1
1855	2
1861	1
1863	3
1870	2
1871	5
1873	2
1879	2
1882	3
1887	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	8
1894	3
1895	1
1896	4
1897	3
1898	20
1899	11
1900	5
1901	4
1902	7
1903	18
1904	20
1905	10
1906	14
1907	8
1908	25
1909	20
1910	39
1911	104
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	46
1916	115
1917	246
1918	33
1919	23
1920	41
1921	63
1922	61
1923	91
1924	130
1925	75
1926	143
1927	335
1928	234
1929	405
1930	45
1931	522
1932	813
1933	358
1934	430
1935	266
1936	142
1937	468
1938	103
1939	418
1940	621
1941	260
1942	257
1943	165
1944	688
1945	212
1946	761
1947	295
1948	282
1949	789
1950	364
1951	175
1952	501
1953	288
1954	696
1955	381
1956	441
1957	1,118
1958	884
1959	464
1960	710
1961	1,481
1962	1,495
1963	439
1964	459
1965	1,045
1966	369
1967	565
1968	727
1969	499
1970	366
1971	585
1972	1,669
1973	397
1974	191
1975	492
1976	319
1977	907
1978	382
1979	1,016
1980	583
1981	734
1982	867
1983	816
1984	808
1985	1,384
1986	408
1987	468
1988	1,030
1989	930
1990	676
1991	1,980
1992	818
1993	887
1994	1,172
1995	2,030
1996	1,391
1997	869
1998	1,103
1999	952
2000	2,510
2001	700
2002	683
2003	537
2004	727
2005	769
2006	886
2007	1,315
2008	1,424
2009	818
2010	1,501
2011	621
2012	684
2013	646
2014	1,040
2015	1,496
2016	530
2017	808
2018	256
2019	418
2020	507
2021	441
2022	767
2023	544
2024	328
2025	1,485

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 December 1923
Margin	Records
0 to 10	49
10 to 20	12
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1