Weather Records on 23 December 1965

653 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1965. Highest significance: Alpine, US.

Key Facts for 23 December 1965

On 23 December 1965, 653 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
298 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 639 daily.
Alpine set a daily record snow depth of 61.0 cm (24.0 in) on 23 December 1965.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 545 records.

Record Map

653 stations

653 station records on 23 December 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alpine	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Park	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael Rch Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McNary 2N	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kalama 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yaninee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Remscheid-Lennep	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Safford	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Erick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cacapava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-54.4 C (-65.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quemado	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Landsburg	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

653 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 247, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 201, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 23 December 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	247
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 23 December 1965 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 639.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

525 broken records

Margins by which the 525 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 570.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 1965

Top 20 records on 23 December 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 1965	Alpine, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1965	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1965	Greeley, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1965	Landsburg, US	daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1965	Julesburg, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1965	Byers 5 ENE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1965	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1965	Cherokee 4W, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1965	El Reno 1 N, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1965	Deer Park, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1965	San Rafael Rch Sp, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1965	Pagosa Springs 1SE, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1965	Red Lodge, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1965	Midland Water Pollution Contro, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1965	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	57.0 cm (22.4 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1965	McNary 2N, US	monthly snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1965	Kalama 5 ENE, US	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1965	Yaninee, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1965	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1965	Clearbrook, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	62 years	35 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1965. 1965 had 653 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 1965-12-23: 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 100	508
100 to 200	14
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1