Weather Records on 23 December 1958

209 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1958. Highest significance: Coolgardie Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 23 December 1958

On 23 December 1958, 209 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 206 daily.
Coolgardie Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 32.8 mm (1.3 in) on 23 December 1958.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 548 records.

Record Map

209 stations

209 station records on 23 December 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coolgardie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Balbrogie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Narndee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bulong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Villiers (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Noondoonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kwobrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thanesar	India	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Van Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Broadholm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nanambinia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berinag	India	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kanjirapally	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ponca City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maasbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls Mill St	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.1 C (-38.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Verkykerskop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kathleen Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beverley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wiluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norseman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pinnacles	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yeelirrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bansgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenilworth Tu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booylgoo Spring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yadki	India	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marradong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roadvale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Depot Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

209 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 106, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 23 December 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 23 December 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 206.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

184 broken records

Margins by which the 184 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 1958

Top 20 records on 23 December 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 1958	Coolgardie Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1958	Oswego, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1958	Balbrogie, ZA	daily rain	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1958	Narndee, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1958	Bulong, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1958	Villiers (Pol), ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1958	Hvar, HR	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	70 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1958	Noondoonia, AU	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1958	Kwobrup, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1958	Milan, IT	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	69 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1958	Thanesar, IN	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1958	Van Reenen, ZA	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1958	Broadholm, ZA	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1958	Bendemeer (Caroline St), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	67 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1958	Hillgrove (Hillview), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	62 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1958	Nanambinia, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1958	Berinag, IN	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1958	Debrecen Airport, HU	daily high max	14.1 C (57.4 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	56 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1958	Ficksburg, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1958	Liberty 1 NE, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	52 years	26 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1958. 1958 had 209 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 1958-12-23: 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 50	181
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1