Weather Records on 23 December 1946

234 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1946. Highest significance: Murringo (Windermere), AU.

Key Facts for 23 December 1946

On 23 December 1946, 234 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 231 daily.
Murringo (Windermere) set a daily record precipitation of 93.2 mm (3.7 in) on 23 December 1946.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 548 records.

Record Map

234 stations

234 station records on 23 December 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sheringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kapokhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney (Vittoria)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Botanic Gardens - Pmb	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead 985	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morstone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beerlaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elandshoek, Boston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Donald (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Insizwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pilanesberg-Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kawai Iki Intake 880	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Summit Grd STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boyanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Echo	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Margaret River 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nanambinia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calvinia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gingin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quindalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manildra (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broomehill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kwobrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pingelly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ferndale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgoorlie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durbanville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mvenyane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Av-A-Rest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Riverdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

234 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 145, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 23 December 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 December 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 231.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

202 broken records

Margins by which the 202 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 1946

Top 20 records on 23 December 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 1946	Murringo (Windermere), AU	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1946	Sheringa, AU	monthly rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1946	Cananeia G4-001, BR	daily rain	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1946	Iguape, BR	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1946	Kapokhoek, ZA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1946	Blayney (Vittoria), AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1946	Gundaroo (Bairnsdale), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1946	Botanic Gardens - Pmb, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1946	Homestead 985, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1946	Camperdown, ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1946	Morstone Station, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1946	Tibooburra Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1946	Beerlaagte, ZA	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1946	Elandshoek, Boston, ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1946	Fort Donald (Bos), ZA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1946	Orange 3, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1946	Insizwa (Bos), ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1946	Pilanesberg-Pol, ZA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1946	Koster (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1946	Kawai Iki Intake 880, US	daily rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	26 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1946. 1946 had 234 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	183
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1