Weather Records on 23 December 1945

752 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1945. Highest significance: Melfort, CA.

Key Facts for 23 December 1945

On 23 December 1945, 752 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 366 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 734 daily.
Melfort set a daily record snowfall of 14.0 cm (5.5 in) on 23 December 1945.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 544 records.

Record Map

752 stations

752 station records on 23 December 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Melfort	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont Pumping Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barrett Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Cajon 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana River Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caninde de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McGaffey Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grimsby Rock Chapel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Curaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	200.9 mm (7.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palm Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Headingly Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mocambo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

752 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 172, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 194, Heaviest daily rainfall 183, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 66.

Records on 23 December 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	172
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	194
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	66

Records on 23 December 1945 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 734.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

600 broken records

Margins by which the 600 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 1945

Top 20 records on 23 December 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 1945	Melfort, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1945	Cap Chat, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1945	Cap Chat, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1945	Carandotta Station, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1945	Beaumont Pumping Plt, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1945	Barrett Dam, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1945	Rushville, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1945	Corinne, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1945	Beaumont, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1945	Mill Creek 2, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1945	El Cajon 2 E, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1945	Pomona/Fairplex, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1945	Prescott, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1945	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1945	Alvin, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1945	Borroloola, AU	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1945	Santa Ana River Ph 1, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1945	Grenfell, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1945	Fergus Falls, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1945	Castlewood, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	8 years	37 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1945. 1945 had 752 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 50	549
50 to 100	34
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2