Weather Records on 23 December 1956

496 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1956. Highest significance: Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 23 December 1956

On 23 December 1956, 496 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
233 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 487 daily.
Bustard Head Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 136.7 mm (5.4 in) on 23 December 1956.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 546 records.

Record Map

496 stations

496 station records on 23 December 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	254.8 mm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Corinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Central Kin Kin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salgueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwood Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mannersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ungowa Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yengarie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coolum Beach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Miva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Voewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Lindsay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wowan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Piripiri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yacamunda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Libode (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Deposit	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

496 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 181, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 199, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 23 December 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	181
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	199
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 23 December 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 487.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

437 broken records

Margins by which the 437 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 198.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 1956

Top 20 records on 23 December 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 1956	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1956	Woody Island, AU	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1956	Bay Saint Louis, US	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1956	Fairymead Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	97.7 mm (3.8 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1956	Miriam Vale, AU	monthly rain	254.8 mm (10.0 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1956	Burnett Heads Niell St, AU	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1956	Corinda, AU	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1956	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1956	Milman, AU	daily rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1956	Goomboorian, AU	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1956	Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1956	Butler, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1956	Bauple, AU	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1956	Enterprise State School, AU	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1956	Central Kin Kin, AU	daily rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1956	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1956	Salgueiro, BR	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1956	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1956	Goodwood Rail STN, AU	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1956	Mannersley, AU	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	4 years	45 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1956. 1956 had 496 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 1956-12-23: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	368
25 to 50	34
50 to 75	22
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1