Weather Records on 23 December 1969

852 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1969. Highest significance: Miranda Downs Station, AU.

Key Facts for 23 December 1969

On 23 December 1969, 852 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 107 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 823 daily.
Miranda Downs Station set a daily record precipitation of 121.2 mm (4.8 in) on 23 December 1969.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 544 records.

Record Map

852 stations

852 station records on 23 December 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hendrikspan (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Elrose Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rookwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Essex Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murphys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Planet Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hollisterville	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fermoy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toolebuc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Redford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dixville Notch	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Biddenham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Possession Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Mia Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

852 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 377, Heaviest daily snowfall 227, Deepest snow cover 70.

Records on 23 December 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	377
Heaviest daily snowfall	227
Deepest snow cover	70

Records on 23 December 1969 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 27, daily 823.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

744 broken records

Margins by which the 744 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 1969

Top 20 records on 23 December 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 1969	Miranda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1969	Hendrikspan (Skl), ZA	all-time rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1969	Elrose Station, AU	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1969	Harrington Harbour, CA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1969	New Ulm 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	75 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1969	Millungera Station, AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1969	Tenterfield (Federation Park), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	89 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1969	Chelsea, US	daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1969	Rookwood, AU	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1969	Wallangarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1969	Vinton, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1969	Grand Meadow, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1969	Manchester, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1969	Plymouth Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1969	Essex Downs Station, AU	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1969	Urandangi, AU	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1969	Boulia Airport, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1969	Murphys Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1969	Knoxville, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1969	Planet Downs, AU	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	12 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1969. 1969 had 852 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 1969-12-23: 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 50	627
50 to 100	72
100 to 150	29
150 to 200	12
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2