Weather Records on 23 December 1971

695 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1971. Highest significance: Meredith, AU.

Key Facts for 23 December 1971

On 23 December 1971, 695 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
204 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 685 daily.
Meredith set a daily record precipitation of 60.7 mm (2.4 in) on 23 December 1971.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 545 records.

Record Map

695 stations

695 station records on 23 December 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Winchelsea (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Shelford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bannockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Malmsbury Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Barunah Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vavenby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elaine (Larundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eastern View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
City of Melbourne Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pearshape	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Patho West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coliban Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barkers Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maude Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Torquay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Spencer 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tongala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anglesea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith (Darra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shoreham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Beilpajah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barwon Heads (Jirrahlinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Korong Vale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Salines (Moolap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beeac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lagarto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Broadford Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Birregurra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kindersley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Box Hill Aged Mens Retreat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonia Loyola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pyalong West (Cavan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quintana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.1 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

695 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 156, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 336, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 23 December 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	156
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	336
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 23 December 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 685.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

594 broken records

Margins by which the 594 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 1971

Top 20 records on 23 December 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 1971	Meredith, AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	83 years	73 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1971	Clare, AU	monthly rain	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	64 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1971	Winchelsea (Post Office), AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1971	Shelford, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1971	Bannockburn, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1971	Tierra Blanca (Smn), MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1971	Malmsbury Reservoir, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1971	Barunah Plains, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1971	Anakie, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1971	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1971	Melton, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1971	Vavenby, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1971	Elaine (Larundel), AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1971	Eastern View, AU	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1971	City of Melbourne Bay, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1971	Pearshape, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1971	Patho West, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1971	Coliban Upper, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1971	Durdidwarrah, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1971	Barkers Creek Reservoir, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	50 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1971. 1971 had 695 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 1971-12-23: 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	579
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1