Weather Records on 22 December 1923

267 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1923. Highest significance: Elatma, RU.

Key Facts for 22 December 1923

On 22 December 1923, 267 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
180 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 263 daily.
Elatma set a daily record precipitation of 27.3 mm (1.1 in) on 22 December 1923.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

267 stations

267 station records on 22 December 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bon Accord	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Earlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bonaparte 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

267 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 71, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 22 December 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	71
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 22 December 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 263.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

228 broken records

Margins by which the 228 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1923

Top 20 records on 22 December 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1923	Elatma, RU	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1923	Sevastopol',Mgs, UA	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1923	Greensburg, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1923	Holly Springs 2 N, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1923	Bon Accord, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1923	Newport, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1923	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1923	Waynesville, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1923	Warsaw 2 NW, US	monthly high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1923	Calhoun 2 N, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1923	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1923	Peterborough, CA	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1923	Zerbst, DE	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1923	Schenley Lock 5, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1923	Dale Enterprise, US	monthly high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1923	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1923	Simferopol, UA	daily rain	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1923	Pakri, EE	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1923	Henichesk, UA	daily rain	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1923	Walnut, US	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	24 years	20 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 267 records.

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

Records on 12-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1804	1
1808	3
1824	1
1825	1
1844	1
1846	1
1855	6
1857	2
1859	1
1860	2
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	1
1875	5
1877	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	1
1886	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	2
1893	2
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	2
1901	7
1902	9
1903	11
1904	3
1905	6
1906	13
1907	8
1908	29
1909	32
1910	28
1911	31
1912	37
1913	29
1914	159
1915	58
1916	62
1917	12
1918	64
1919	23
1920	36
1921	196
1922	29
1923	267
1924	396
1925	135
1926	188
1927	101
1928	114
1929	285
1930	97
1931	723
1932	219
1933	729
1934	119
1935	536
1936	274
1937	301
1938	248
1939	143
1940	436
1941	850
1942	812
1943	237
1944	624
1945	700
1946	264
1947	445
1948	378
1949	1,063
1950	428
1951	536
1952	447
1953	350
1954	510
1955	1,041
1956	878
1957	425
1958	544
1959	274
1960	1,353
1961	215
1962	521
1963	1,305
1964	1,184
1965	343
1966	279
1967	1,252
1968	1,478
1969	917
1970	984
1971	621
1972	719
1973	1,055
1974	498
1975	647
1976	605
1977	493
1978	363
1979	731
1980	580
1981	1,099
1982	637
1983	4,061
1984	794
1985	867
1986	523
1987	815
1988	699
1989	4,643
1990	3,228
1991	1,034
1992	522
1993	1,087
1994	920
1995	1,130
1996	939
1997	866
1998	1,106
1999	939
2000	925
2001	491
2002	652
2003	1,046
2004	899
2005	880
2006	1,390
2007	1,478
2008	1,000
2009	992
2010	1,632
2011	779
2012	837
2013	1,867
2014	915
2015	1,562
2016	550
2017	488
2018	514
2019	763
2020	948
2021	293
2022	1,047
2023	893
2024	477
2025	1,417

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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	207
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2