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Weather Records on 16 December 1923

205 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 1923. Highest significance: Woomera (South Gap Station), AU.

Key Facts for 16 December 1923

  • On 16 December 1923, 205 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 67 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 202 daily.
  • Woomera (South Gap Station) set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 16 December 1923.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

205 stations
Weather records on 16 December 1923 205 station records on 16 December 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
205 station records on 16 December 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 December 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Woomera (South Gap Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
LorquonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
LaenAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.8 mm (1.4 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
GlenleeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
NhillAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Kyneton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.1 mm (1.4 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
QuornAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Round Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation48.0 mm (1.9 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Olive Grove)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
DunkeldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
HammondAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Amyton EastAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.2 mm (1.2 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Port AlbertAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.2 mm (1.1 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
AreegraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
HermannsburgAustraliaRecord daily precipitation37.6 mm (1.5 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Pamatta)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.0 mm (1.1 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
WoodsideAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Gowar WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Laanecoorie WeirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Birchip (Woodlands)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Korong Vale (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkers Creek ReservoirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Campbell Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wycheproof (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CopleyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Fairy (Griffiths Island)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Belton (Shadow Vale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal BrookAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie Nyrstar ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LitchfieldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
FryerstownAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
EdiacaraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Rail (Dalyenong)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KewAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
YackaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Pomonal Windy RidgeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wedderburn (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Schanck LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Depot Flat)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Smeaton WeirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Johnburgh Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation46.2 mm (1.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LilydaleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Penshurst (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ArrowieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
BeltanaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
MundooraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie (Valencia)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
MoontaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
AmphitheatreAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
CampbelltownAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
MetcalfeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Willaura (Yarram Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du ChienUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Marree ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Saltia)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

205 records
Records on 16 December 1923 by type Records set or tied on 16 December 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 134. 050100150Highest daily maximum: 50Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 17Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 134Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 December 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 134.
Records on 16 December 1923 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum50
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum17
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall134
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 December 1923 by timescale Records on 16 December 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 202. 0100200300all-time: 0monthly: 3daily: 202all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 December 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 202.
Records on 16 December 1923 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly3
daily202

How Much Records Were Beaten By

174 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 December 1923 Margins by which the 174 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.5. Ties are not counted. 0501001500 to 5: 1065 to 10: 3110 to 15: 1715 to 20: 1520 to 25: 225 to 30: 030 to 35: 30 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 174 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 December 1923
MarginRecords
0 to 5106
5 to 1031
10 to 1517
15 to 2015
20 to 252
25 to 300
30 to 353

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 1923
Top 20 records on 16 December 1923 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 December 1923Woomera (South Gap Station), AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)30.5 mm (1.2 in)38 years54 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1923Lorquon, AUdaily rain40.6 mm (1.6 in)32.5 mm (1.3 in)16 years48 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1923Laen, AUdaily rain35.8 mm (1.4 in)32.2 mm (1.3 in)16 years42 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1923Glenlee, AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)17.5 mm (0.7 in)27 years38 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1923Nhill, AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)18.8 mm (0.7 in)16 years36 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1923Kyneton Post Office, AUdaily rain35.1 mm (1.4 in)17.3 mm (0.7 in)27 years34 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1923Quorn, AUdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)20.8 mm (0.8 in)12 years32 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1923Quorn (Round Hill), AUmonthly rain48.0 mm (1.9 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)28 years32 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1923Quorn (Olive Grove), AUdaily rain28.7 mm (1.1 in)22.3 mm (0.9 in)0 years26 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1923Dunkeld, AUdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)20 years26 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1923Hammond, AUdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)12 years25 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1923Amyton East, AUdaily rain30.2 mm (1.2 in)19.8 mm (0.8 in)12 years25 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1923Port Albert, AUdaily rain28.2 mm (1.1 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)31 years25 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1923Areegra, AUdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)18.5 mm (0.7 in)2 years23 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1923Hermannsburg, AUdaily rain37.6 mm (1.5 in)16.3 mm (0.6 in)12 years22 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1923Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high min24.4 C (75.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)49 years22 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1923Carrieton (Pamatta), AUdaily rain29.0 mm (1.1 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)20 years21 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1923Woodside, AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)29 years21 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1923Gowar West, AUdaily rain21.1 mm (0.8 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1923Laanecoorie Weir, AUdaily rain21.1 mm (0.8 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)29 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 1923
Records on 12-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1923. 1923 had 205 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001793: 21798: 21808: 11810: 11814: 21815: 21835: 11839: 11840: 11846: 31852: 11853: 11859: 31864: 11869: 11870: 11872: 11876: 11877: 11878: 21879: 11885: 21886: 21888: 21889: 11890: 41891: 21892: 31893: 11894: 11895: 11896: 71897: 41898: 11899: 21900: 21901: 41902: 171903: 61904: 81905: 41906: 51907: 301908: 111909: 51910: 381911: 261912: 311913: 121914: 261915: 551916: 311917: 601918: 331919: 521920: 611921: 351922: 621923: 2051924: 3471925: 931926: 1301927: 2181928: 3381929: 3831930: 3981931: 1681932: 8801933: 7161934: 1631935: 711936: 4291937: 3511938: 1421939: 1,0141940: 6331941: 3481942: 5501943: 4911944: 1891945: 4781946: 3571947: 5061948: 7751949: 1321950: 2721951: 9871952: 3491953: 2651954: 3051955: 3251956: 6501957: 4781958: 4971959: 6051960: 3931961: 8581962: 8591963: 4841964: 6391965: 5761966: 4171967: 8861968: 5571969: 2051970: 7261971: 1,5401972: 1,0201973: 8231974: 5461975: 4931976: 5261977: 9501978: 5321979: 5281980: 1,3221981: 1,4981982: 1,2081983: 1,1561984: 1,9441985: 9831986: 4851987: 1,3771988: 6051989: 3,1811990: 7531991: 6591992: 1,4081993: 6761994: 6981995: 7141996: 7971997: 1,2601998: 6981999: 8212000: 1,1602001: 1,1972002: 9902003: 6792004: 5102005: 1,0732006: 1,0202007: 1,3012008: 2,0492009: 1,0322010: 1,5852011: 7772012: 9122013: 7622014: 4652015: 9252016: 1,5882017: 3492018: 6242019: 7862020: 4152021: 1,4852022: 8362023: 8412024: 7552025: 1,8201793187618991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1923. 1923 had 205 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-16 in each year
YearRecords
17932
17982
18081
18101
18142
18152
18351
18391
18401
18463
18521
18531
18593
18641
18691
18701
18721
18761
18771
18782
18791
18852
18862
18882
18891
18904
18912
18923
18931
18941
18951
18967
18974
18981
18992
19002
19014
190217
19036
19048
19054
19065
190730
190811
19095
191038
191126
191231
191312
191426
191555
191631
191760
191833
191952
192061
192135
192262
1923205
1924347
192593
1926130
1927218
1928338
1929383
1930398
1931168
1932880
1933716
1934163
193571
1936429
1937351
1938142
19391,014
1940633
1941348
1942550
1943491
1944189
1945478
1946357
1947506
1948775
1949132
1950272
1951987
1952349
1953265
1954305
1955325
1956650
1957478
1958497
1959605
1960393
1961858
1962859
1963484
1964639
1965576
1966417
1967886
1968557
1969205
1970726
19711,540
19721,020
1973823
1974546
1975493
1976526
1977950
1978532
1979528
19801,322
19811,498
19821,208
19831,156
19841,944
1985983
1986485
19871,377
1988605
19893,181
1990753
1991659
19921,408
1993676
1994698
1995714
1996797
19971,260
1998698
1999821
20001,160
20011,197
2002990
2003679
2004510
20051,073
20061,020
20071,301
20082,049
20091,032
20101,585
2011777
2012912
2013762
2014465
2015925
20161,588
2017349
2018624
2019786
2020415
20211,485
2022836
2023841
2024755
20251,820

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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).