Weather Records on 23 December 1948

528 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1948. Highest significance: Angellala Downs Homestead, AU.

Key Facts for 23 December 1948

On 23 December 1948, 528 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 216 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 514 daily.
Angellala Downs Homestead set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 23 December 1948.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 546 records.

Record Map

528 stations

528 station records on 23 December 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Angellala Downs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pinedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mancelona	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Young	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfax	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Purdum	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gray	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce Rs	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Intake	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Creek	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

528 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 103, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 69, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 23 December 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	103
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	69
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 23 December 1948 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 11, daily 514.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

433 broken records

Margins by which the 433 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 1948

Top 20 records on 23 December 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 1948	Angellala Downs Homestead, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1948	Pinedale, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1948	Mundo Novo, BR	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1948	Mancelona, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1948	Prince Rupert, CA	daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1948	Hood Rs, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1948	Young, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1948	Fairfax, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1948	Cascade, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1948	Buena Vista 2S, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1948	Kalamia Estate, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1948	Escalante, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1948	Meeker, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1948	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1948	Alturas, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1948	Fairfield, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1948	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1948	Roosevelt 1 S, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1948	San Carlos Rsvr, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1948	Omak 4 N, US	all-time low max	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	32 years	34 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1948. 1948 had 528 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 1948-12-23: 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 50	393
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1