Weather Records on 23 December 1951

405 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1951. Highest significance: Witsieshoek, ZA.

Key Facts for 23 December 1951

On 23 December 1951, 405 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 228 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 387 daily.
Witsieshoek set a daily record precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 23 December 1951.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 547 records.

Record Map

405 stations

405 station records on 23 December 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eerstegeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pardi	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Potgietersrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moorddrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatfield	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grootfontein	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Planknek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Leeupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rifle	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

405 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 132, Heaviest daily rainfall 46, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 70.

Records on 23 December 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	132
Heaviest daily rainfall	46
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	70

Records on 23 December 1951 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 387.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

316 broken records

Margins by which the 316 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 1951

Top 20 records on 23 December 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 1951	Witsieshoek, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1951	Fremont 5 NW, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1951	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1951	Eerstegeluk, ZA	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1951	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1951	Cottonwood 2 E, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1951	New Hampton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1951	Pardi, IN	monthly rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1951	Moscow U of I, US	monthly snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1951	Minonk, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1951	Naboomspruit (Pol), ZA	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1951	Freeport, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1951	Marengo, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1951	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1951	University Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1951	Potgietersrus, ZA	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1951	Davenport L&D 15, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1951	Keosauqua, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1951	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1951	Coeur D'Alene, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 years	31 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1951. 1951 had 405 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	274
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1