Weather Records on 23 December 1972

376 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1972. Highest significance: Mokpo, KR.

Key Facts for 23 December 1972

On 23 December 1972, 376 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
175 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 362 daily.
Mokpo set a daily record precipitation of 37.0 mm (1.5 in) on 23 December 1972.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 547 records.

Record Map

376 stations

376 station records on 23 December 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New Denver	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Serrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Stuart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cabralia Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney Airport AMO	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney Airport AMO	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sandfontein (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mamagalieskraal Suid(Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.9 C (103.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Curralinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ruy Barbosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roebling	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marruas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Xique-Xique (Igatu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Governador Dix-Sept Rosado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Araci	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
El Sauz	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Roodekuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morretes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barretos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vila Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Turkmen-Bashi	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Turkmen-Bashi	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-11.9 C (10.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vargem Do Engenho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bauru (Pdv)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hartebeespoort-Agrc.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dois Corregos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Anatone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cintalapa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mamogaleskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oakville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Phillip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Landor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ra-Iz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

376 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 148, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 23 December 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 23 December 1972 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 362.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

319 broken records

Margins by which the 319 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 1972

Top 20 records on 23 December 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 1972	Mokpo, KR	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1972	New Denver, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1972	Serrinha, BR	all-time rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1972	Mount Stuart, AU	monthly rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1972	Cabralia Paulista, BR	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1972	Mtn View 91, US	monthly high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1972	Sterkfontein, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1972	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1972	Andarai, BR	daily rain	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1972	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high min	25.3 C (77.5 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1972	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily high max	38.0 C (100.4 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	72 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1972	Sydney Airport AMO, AU	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	9.7 C (17.5 F)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1972	Sydney Airport AMO, AU	all-time high min	24.9 C (76.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1972	Haparanda, SE	daily high min	1.6 C (34.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	78 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1972	Sandfontein (Irr), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1972	Mamagalieskraal Suid(Irr), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1972	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	39.9 C (103.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	55 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1972	Curralinho, BR	monthly rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1972	Ruy Barbosa, BR	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1972	Roebling, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	65 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1972. 1972 had 376 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	316
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1