Weather Records on 23 December 1960

1,442 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1960. Highest significance: Anthony Lagoon, AU.

Key Facts for 23 December 1960

On 23 December 1960, 1,442 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
112 were record highs and 1,203 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 1,389 daily.
Anthony Lagoon set a daily record precipitation of 64.8 mm (2.6 in) on 23 December 1960.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 540 records.

Record Map

1,442 stations

1,442 station records on 23 December 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elrose Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flora Valley Old	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Whiting	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,442 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 510, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 693, Heaviest daily rainfall 43, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 54.

Records on 23 December 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	510
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	693
Heaviest daily rainfall	43
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	54

Records on 23 December 1960 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 49, daily 1,389.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,238 broken records

Margins by which the 1,238 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 1960

Top 20 records on 23 December 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 1960	Anthony Lagoon, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1960	Elrose Station, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1960	Forest Vale, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1960	Brockville, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1960	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	87 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1960	Toledo Blade, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	75 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1960	Washington, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	79 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1960	Grafton 1 NE, US	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1960	Lake Nash, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1960	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1960	Havana, US	monthly snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1960	Montpelier, US	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	62 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1960	Flora Valley Old, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1960	Adrian 2 NNE, US	monthly low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1960	Hillsdale, US	monthly low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1960	Defiance, US	daily low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	62 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1960	Paoli, US	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1960	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	monthly low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1960	Watseka Public Works, US	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1960	Anderson 1 N, US	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	62 years	33 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1960. 1960 had 1,442 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	1,190
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1