Weather Records on 18 December 1923

378 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 December 1923. Highest significance: Brinkworth (Bungaree), AU.

Key Facts for 18 December 1923

On 18 December 1923, 378 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
122 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 351 daily.
Brinkworth (Bungaree) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 61.5 mm (2.4 in) on 18 December 1923.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

378 stations

378 station records on 18 December 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 December 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manna Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Terowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Euston Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella (Zara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Whittata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Conapaira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mutooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Merungle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mundallio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amyton East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boola Boolka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mossgiel (Moolbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Johnburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Outalpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mitcham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bobundara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mulculca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel (Boondara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

378 records

Records set or tied on 18 December 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 250, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 18 December 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 December 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 351.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

352 broken records

Margins by which the 352 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 December 1923

Top 20 records on 18 December 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 December 1923	Brinkworth (Bungaree), AU	monthly rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1923	Beechworth Composite, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1923	Cape Willoughby, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1923	Hawker, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1923	Manna Hill, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1923	Clare Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1923	Terowie, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1923	Euston Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1923	Swan Hill (Murray Downs), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1923	Wanganella (Zara), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1923	Swan Hill Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1923	Whittata, AU	monthly rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1923	Redhill, AU	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1923	Conapaira, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1923	Mutooroo, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1923	Jamestown, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1923	Hatfield (Clare), AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1923	Hillston Airport, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1923	Hawker (Wilson), AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1923	Merungle, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)

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 set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1923. 1923 had 378 records.

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

Records on 12-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1805	1
1814	1
1825	1
1846	1
1849	1
1852	2
1858	1
1859	4
1862	2
1864	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1892	4
1894	8
1895	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	33
1903	11
1904	25
1905	3
1906	21
1907	15
1908	16
1909	18
1910	19
1911	9
1912	33
1913	38
1914	20
1915	28
1916	57
1917	62
1918	21
1919	117
1920	77
1921	123
1922	108
1923	378
1924	480
1925	74
1926	173
1927	151
1928	165
1929	366
1930	230
1931	360
1932	353
1933	506
1934	209
1935	138
1936	466
1937	459
1938	185
1939	900
1940	242
1941	213
1942	281
1943	419
1944	191
1945	598
1946	199
1947	266
1948	354
1949	561
1950	289
1951	867
1952	450
1953	373
1954	507
1955	611
1956	333
1957	901
1958	524
1959	477
1960	477
1961	885
1962	759
1963	571
1964	840
1965	402
1966	644
1967	1,105
1968	488
1969	376
1970	502
1971	387
1972	375
1973	1,008
1974	229
1975	625
1976	459
1977	992
1978	946
1979	1,087
1980	772
1981	1,362
1982	537
1983	2,014
1984	1,439
1985	1,384
1986	875
1987	1,505
1988	1,061
1989	1,818
1990	1,367
1991	756
1992	1,045
1993	697
1994	643
1995	1,065
1996	1,833
1997	1,195
1998	863
1999	923
2000	1,572
2001	906
2002	1,437
2003	987
2004	506
2005	987
2006	1,167
2007	746
2008	1,014
2009	1,253
2010	1,322
2011	697
2012	729
2013	513
2014	556
2015	1,254
2016	1,821
2017	516
2018	464
2019	679
2020	326
2021	762
2022	536
2023	1,293
2024	780
2025	994

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Data for records on 1923-12-18: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	287
20 to 40	55
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1