Weather Records on 23 December 1950

521 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1950. Highest significance: Tarago (Kildare), AU.

Key Facts for 23 December 1950

On 23 December 1950, 521 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
365 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 508 daily.
Tarago (Kildare) set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 23 December 1950.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 546 records.

Record Map

521 stations

521 station records on 23 December 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Daroca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Macaiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shivpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kiolakaa 7	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pacatuba (Pacatiba)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bloemfontein Kings Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Limoeiro Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana River Ph 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Campo Maior	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alder Dam Camp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ambasamudram	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	105.0 cm (41.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

521 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 197, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 168, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 119, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 23 December 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	197
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	168
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 23 December 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 508.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

417 broken records

Margins by which the 417 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 1950

Top 20 records on 23 December 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 1950	Tarago (Kildare), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1950	Daroca, ES	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1950	Macaiba, BR	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1950	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1950	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1950	Bear Creek, CA	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1950	Shivpuri, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1950	Kiolakaa 7, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1950	Pacatuba (Pacatiba), BR	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1950	Belle Isle, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1950	Moorong, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1950	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1950	The Rock (Bullenbong), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1950	Bloemfontein Kings Park, ZA	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1950	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1950	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1950	Collegeville, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1950	Broome Post Office, AU	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1950	Limoeiro Do Norte, BR	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1950	Sibasa, ZA	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	25 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1950. 1950 had 521 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	409
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1