Weather Records on 21 December 1923

323 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 December 1923. Highest significance: Macksville Country Club, AU.

Key Facts for 21 December 1923

On 21 December 1923, 323 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
246 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 315 daily.
Macksville Country Club set a daily record precipitation of 128.3 mm (5.1 in) on 21 December 1923.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

323 stations

323 station records on 21 December 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 December 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Earlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-28.2 C (-18.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blacksburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yandilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Adairsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

323 records

Records set or tied on 21 December 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 148, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 51, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 21 December 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	148
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	51
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 21 December 1923 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 315.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

271 broken records

Margins by which the 271 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 105.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 December 1923

Top 20 records on 21 December 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 December 1923	Macksville Country Club, AU	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1923	Cooran Post Office, AU	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	105.1 mm (4.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1923	Miles Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1923	Kilkivan Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1923	Drake (Village Resource Centre, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1923	Forest Vale, AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1923	Earlington, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1923	Nanango Wills St, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1923	Gympie, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1923	Baton Rouge, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1923	Johnsonville, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1923	Hamilton, CA	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	45 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1923	Cambooya Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1923	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1923	Bad Muskau, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1923	Cheneyville 1 NE, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1923	Holly Springs 2 N, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	17 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1923	Washington, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	37 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1923	Marshallville 6 S, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1923	Shelbyville 1 E, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	24 years	22 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 set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1923. 1923 had 323 records.

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

Records on 12-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1799	1
1801	2
1808	3
1825	1
1828	1
1839	1
1846	1
1850	1
1855	7
1859	1
1860	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1884	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	4
1893	4
1894	1
1895	5
1896	3
1897	3
1898	1
1900	8
1901	15
1902	5
1903	25
1904	3
1905	15
1906	15
1907	17
1908	19
1909	20
1910	29
1911	36
1912	23
1913	11
1914	107
1915	43
1916	40
1917	18
1918	41
1919	57
1920	30
1921	104
1922	34
1923	323
1924	377
1925	120
1926	178
1927	147
1928	70
1929	156
1930	66
1931	556
1932	150
1933	581
1934	230
1935	398
1936	323
1937	189
1938	145
1939	140
1940	622
1941	651
1942	968
1943	148
1944	762
1945	396
1946	495
1947	700
1948	297
1949	1,281
1950	504
1951	1,061
1952	197
1953	256
1954	444
1955	888
1956	672
1957	846
1958	516
1959	272
1960	585
1961	254
1962	563
1963	1,137
1964	613
1965	247
1966	400
1967	1,923
1968	818
1969	828
1970	547
1971	680
1972	651
1973	1,292
1974	374
1975	548
1976	446
1977	470
1978	517
1979	558
1980	726
1981	1,476
1982	702
1983	3,324
1984	1,012
1985	979
1986	404
1987	775
1988	717
1989	3,203
1990	2,701
1991	1,125
1992	751
1993	967
1994	793
1995	878
1996	1,114
1997	810
1998	1,142
1999	851
2000	944
2001	650
2002	579
2003	1,103
2004	675
2005	606
2006	1,443
2007	946
2008	1,062
2009	1,097
2010	2,039
2011	653
2012	759
2013	1,029
2014	878
2015	1,173
2016	543
2017	459
2018	742
2019	755
2020	965
2021	323
2022	528
2023	1,170
2024	778
2025	1,099

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	253
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3