Weather Records on 23 December 1959

352 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1959. Highest significance: Lake Mills Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 23 December 1959

On 23 December 1959, 352 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 344 daily.
Lake Mills Wwtp set a daily record snowfall of 24.1 cm (9.5 in) on 23 December 1959.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 547 records.

Record Map

352 stations

352 station records on 23 December 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hartbeesfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Big St Germain Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kidston Gold Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Werris Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weabonga (Stoneleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne (Lynwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coolabunia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bearbung (Aller)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gertruida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Westbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Galena	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

352 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 73, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 23 December 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	73
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 23 December 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 344.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

300 broken records

Margins by which the 300 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 292.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 1959

Top 20 records on 23 December 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 1959	Lake Mills Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1959	Hartbeesfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1959	Big St Germain Dam, US	daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1959	Phelps, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1959	Kidston Gold Mine, AU	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1959	Werris Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1959	Darlington Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1959	Madison Wb City, US	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	74 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1959	Stambaugh 2SSE, US	daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1959	Sycamore, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1959	Weabonga (Stoneleigh), AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1959	Nymboida (Armidale Road), AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1959	Jindabyne (Lynwood), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1959	Freeport, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1959	Mt Carroll, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1959	Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1959	Nanango Wills St, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1959	Mudgee (George Street), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1959	Morrison, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1959	Condobolin (Borambil Park), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	39 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1959. 1959 had 352 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	264
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2