Weather Records on 23 December 1968

891 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1968. Highest significance: Groongal (Groongal Station), AU.

Key Facts for 23 December 1968

On 23 December 1968, 891 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 228 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 840 daily.
Groongal (Groongal Station) set a daily record precipitation of 43.9 mm (1.7 in) on 23 December 1968.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 543 records.

Record Map

891 stations

891 station records on 23 December 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Groongal (Groongal Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Luverne	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Leeton Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mellen 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Compass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mellen 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hargraves (the Elders)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Price	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco Regulator	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Price	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jaguaruana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Old Burren (Windella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Seaton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winside	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Waite Institute)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Trinity Gardens)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Dos Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Floraville Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

891 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 373, Heaviest daily snowfall 182, Deepest snow cover 70.

Records on 23 December 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	373
Heaviest daily snowfall	182
Deepest snow cover	70

Records on 23 December 1968 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 46, daily 840.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

735 broken records

Margins by which the 735 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 295.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 1968

Top 20 records on 23 December 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 1968	Groongal (Groongal Station), AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	82 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1968	Luverne, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1968	Cochrane, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1968	Tekamah, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1968	Cochrane, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1968	Leeton Caravan Park, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1968	Zumbrota, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1968	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1968	Hartington, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1968	Mitchell 2 N, US	monthly snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1968	Bergland Dam, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1968	Virginia, US	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1968	Violet Town, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1968	Lake Park 3SSE, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1968	Ft Ripley, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1968	Mellen 4 NE, US	monthly snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1968	Redwood Falls Muni AP, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1968	Happy Camp Rs, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1968	Bergland Dam, US	monthly snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1968	Tenosique (Smn), MX	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	11 years	46 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1968. 1968 had 891 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	646
50 to 100	47
100 to 150	26
150 to 200	13
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1