Weather Records on 23 December 1923

146 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1923. Highest significance: Port Stanley, CA.

Key Facts for 23 December 1923

On 23 December 1923, 146 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 144 daily.
Port Stanley set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 23 December 1923.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 548 records.

Record Map

146 stations

146 station records on 23 December 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Berida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Tenandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warrumbungle (Cheddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dinby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lock #4	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.1 C (8.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
West Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Martindale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

146 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 55, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 23 December 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	55
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 23 December 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 144.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

131 broken records

Margins by which the 131 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 1923

Top 20 records on 23 December 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 1923	Port Stanley, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1923	Westminster, CA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1923	Gilgandra (Berida), AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1923	Plauen, DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1923	London South, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1923	Westminster, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1923	Tunis, TN	daily low min	1.0 C (33.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1923	Tambo Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1923	Carthage, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1923	Staunton Wtp, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1923	Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs), AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1923	Welland, CA	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	39 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1923	Louisburg, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1923	Mount Tenandra, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1923	Rowlesburg 1, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1923	Lugansk, UA	daily rain	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1923	Lake Mills Wwtp, US	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1923	Simferopol, UA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1923	Feodosiia, UA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1923	Warrumbungle (Cheddington), AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 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 146 records.

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

Records on 12-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1825	1
1829	1
1840	1
1852	1
1855	1
1860	3
1864	1
1868	1
1870	6
1871	2
1875	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	3
1893	2
1894	5
1896	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	6
1901	2
1903	5
1904	11
1905	3
1906	16
1907	35
1908	8
1909	59
1910	41
1911	29
1912	36
1913	87
1914	57
1915	59
1916	34
1917	26
1918	51
1919	39
1920	33
1921	219
1922	28
1923	146
1924	257
1925	205
1926	146
1927	100
1928	137
1929	393
1930	141
1931	987
1932	329
1933	734
1934	92
1935	360
1936	370
1937	232
1938	183
1939	264
1940	365
1941	750
1942	534
1943	745
1944	484
1945	752
1946	234
1947	517
1948	528
1949	618
1950	521
1951	405
1952	242
1953	605
1954	348
1955	1,162
1956	496
1957	485
1958	209
1959	352
1960	1,442
1961	320
1962	439
1963	1,391
1964	1,457
1965	653
1966	436
1967	885
1968	891
1969	852
1970	940
1971	695
1972	376
1973	479
1974	611
1975	628
1976	514
1977	663
1978	351
1979	813
1980	516
1981	1,127
1982	1,140
1983	4,533
1984	668
1985	629
1986	571
1987	804
1988	878
1989	3,791
1990	3,241
1991	1,196
1992	504
1993	991
1994	1,091
1995	1,212
1996	1,184
1997	1,016
1998	688
1999	936
2000	746
2001	663
2002	778
2003	766
2004	1,231
2005	903
2006	1,194
2007	873
2008	771
2009	1,073
2010	1,298
2011	735
2012	817
2013	1,235
2014	1,070
2015	1,972
2016	432
2017	621
2018	373
2019	699
2020	916
2021	702
2022	1,426
2023	856
2024	637
2025	1,678

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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 20	116
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2