Weather Records on 23 December 1962

439 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1962. Highest significance: Sarita 7 E, US.

Key Facts for 23 December 1962

On 23 December 1962, 439 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 429 daily.
Sarita 7 E set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 23 December 1962.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 546 records.

Record Map

439 stations

439 station records on 23 December 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mount Ryde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warralakin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.7 C (-5.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Picos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-14.8 C (5.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gemsbokfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Donnacona	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
S.Joao Do Piaui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mosdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eugenia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trier	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thornton Bvrt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quilpie Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Halle	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dutton River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Horseshoe Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

439 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 23 December 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 23 December 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 429.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

382 broken records

Margins by which the 382 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 1962

Top 20 records on 23 December 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 1962	Sarita 7 E, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1962	Mount Ryde, AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1962	Warralakin, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1962	Grayling, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1962	Mount Surprise Township, AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1962	Magdeburg, DE	daily low min	-20.7 C (-5.3 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1962	Gorlitz, DE	daily low max	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1962	Weissenburg, DE	daily low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1962	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	82 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1962	Nurnberg, DE	daily low max	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	82 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1962	Berlin, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1962	Picos, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1962	Millinocket, US	monthly snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1962	Belmont, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1962	Freiburg, DE	daily low min	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	70 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1962	Plauen, DE	monthly low max	-14.8 C (5.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1962	Weissenburg, DE	daily low min	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	82 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1962	Gemsbokfontein, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1962	Kristianstad, SE	daily low max	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	69 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1962	Donnacona, CA	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	28 years	36 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1962. 1962 had 439 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	340
25 to 50	26
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1