Weather Records on 23 December 1941

750 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1941. Highest significance: Wilmington Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 23 December 1941

On 23 December 1941, 750 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
391 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 719 daily.
Wilmington Wb City set a monthly record daily precipitation of 101.3 mm (4.0 in) on 23 December 1941.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 544 records.

Record Map

750 stations

750 station records on 23 December 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Girardeau	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Prattville	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Deposit	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Millerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jerusalem St. Anne	Israel	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuskegee	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Demopolis Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sikeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

750 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 266, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 326, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 23 December 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	266
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	326
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 23 December 1941 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 29, daily 719.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

645 broken records

Margins by which the 645 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

23 December 1941

Top 20 records on 23 December 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 1941	Wilmington Wb City, US	monthly rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1941	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1941	Cape Girardeau, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1941	Cumberland, US	monthly rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1941	Brookhaven City, US	daily rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1941	Prattville, US	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1941	Black Rock, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1941	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	monthly rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1941	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1941	Monticello, US	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1941	Dayton Mcd, US	monthly rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1941	Millen 4 N, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1941	Waukee, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1941	Ft Deposit, US	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1941	Thomasville, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1941	Harlan, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1941	Ottumwa 1 WSW, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1941	Winterset 4N, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1941	Calera, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1941	Greenville, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	20 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1941. 1941 had 750 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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Data for records on 1941-12-23: 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	558
20 to 40	55
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	1