Weather Records on 23 December 1961

320 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1961. Highest significance: La Salle Peru, US.

Key Facts for 23 December 1961

On 23 December 1961, 320 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 298 daily.
La Salle Peru set a monthly record daily snowfall of 30.2 cm (11.9 in) on 23 December 1961.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 547 records.

Record Map

320 stations

320 station records on 23 December 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
La Salle Peru	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mulgrave Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leupp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caplinger Mills	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kankakee 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Malmo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Flat Top	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

320 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 76, Heaviest daily snowfall 95, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 23 December 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	76
Heaviest daily snowfall	95
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 23 December 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 298.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

260 broken records

Margins by which the 260 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 167.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 1961

Top 20 records on 23 December 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 1961	La Salle Peru, US	monthly snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	17 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1961	Streator 2SE, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	16.7 cm (6.6 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1961	Springvale, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1961	Bethany, US	monthly snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1961	Ottawa 4SW, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1961	Oregon, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1961	Tiskilwa 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1961	Guthrie Ctr, US	monthly snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1961	Mulgrave Mill, AU	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1961	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1961	Guthrie Ctr, US	all-time snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1961	Davenport L&D 15, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1961	Bethany, US	daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1961	Walnut, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1961	Grant City, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1961	Winamac 2SSE, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1961	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1961	Oskaloosa, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1961	Centerville, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1961	Sigourney, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	36 years	40 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1961. 1961 had 320 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 25	171
25 to 50	33
50 to 75	24
75 to 100	12
100 to 125	10
125 to 150	5
150 to 175	5