Weather Records on 23 December 1955

1,162 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1955. Highest significance: Lemon Cove, US.

Key Facts for 23 December 1955

On 23 December 1955, 1,162 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
652 were record highs and 184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 93 monthly and 1,056 daily.
Lemon Cove set a monthly record daily precipitation of 87.1 mm (3.4 in) on 23 December 1955.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 541 records.

Record Map

1,162 stations

1,162 station records on 23 December 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lemon Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Yerington	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Schurz	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sur STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record daily precipitation	215.4 mm (8.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Obsidian 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mariposa	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale Woodward Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spreckels Hwy Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sand Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Electra P H	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Round Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Modesto AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Visalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Round Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wrights	United States	Record daily precipitation	281.7 mm (11.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,162 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 348, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 304, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 244, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 23 December 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	348
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	304
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 23 December 1955 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 93, daily 1,056.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

967 broken records

Margins by which the 967 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 1955

Top 20 records on 23 December 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 1955	Lemon Cove, US	monthly rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1955	Yerington, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1955	Schurz, US	monthly rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1955	Butte Bert Mooney AP, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1955	Hollister 1 SW, US	all-time rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1955	Hedrum, NO	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1955	Lares, PR	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1955	Santa Clara UNIV, US	monthly rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1955	Huntington Lake, US	all-time rain	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1955	Virginia City, US	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	7 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1955	Lake Yellowstone, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1955	Big Sur STN, US	monthly rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1955	Mykland, NO	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1955	Los Gatos, US	all-time rain	215.4 mm (8.5 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1955	Idaho City, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1955	Herefoss, NO	daily rain	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1955	Lodi, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1955	Meridian 1 W, US	monthly rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1955	Obsidian 3 SSE, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1955	Melstone, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	3 years	49 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1955. 1955 had 1,162 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	916
50 to 100	34
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1